Martin wrote in
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:26:41 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
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Martin wrote in
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:58:02 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Doug Semler writes:

How the **** would you demonstrate that you have the "valuable
predictor" of intelligence without a group, such as Mensa, that
filters applicants based on intelligence, dip****?

An IQ test would suffice. However, intelligence is usually fairly
obvious.


And yet, even people of moderate intelligence can understand
bernoulli

The average IQ of US enlisted men tested during WW1 was that of a12
year old.

IQ isn't really age related. though it is true that capacity increases
with age, the measurement is usually like/like otherwise it's kind of
pointless. So it would be fairer to say that they had a sub-normal IQ
of say ,less than 85 than to say they had the IQ of a 12 year old.
It'd be a bit like comparing the horsepower of a modern airplane to
the horsepower of a airplane from 75 years ago. In general, airplanes
of 75 years ago had smaller engines, but you could b talking about a
mustang. IOW, you're not neccesarily comparing like with like.

I quoted a recent book by an expert ( MX/Mixi incognito?) on IQ tests.
It didn't make much sense to me either. It went on to say that ever
since WW1 US advertising has been aimed at 12 year olds.


That I an believe. But it would be pitched towards a 12 year old
education/maturity level, not IQ, I would imagine.