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BalancedMan

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So I always see these web banners saying "Test Your IQ", and for a long time I've wondered what mine was. I don't trust a single website or test, so I took several...over a dozen. Not to brag (well okay, maybe just a little) but my mean and median scores were 143 and 140.5 respectively.

Do you guys think I should actually trust these kind of results and try to apply for Mensa? What is your IQ?

I should note that having that high of a score isn't unrealistic for me. I can buy it, as would most people who know me.
 
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Whats sites did you use? Can you give us some links?
 
http://www.iqtest.com/
http://www.wordofmouthexperiment.com/dedpyhto/tests/test/iq-test.htm
http://www.testcafe.com/iqtest/?affil=
http://www.quickiqtest.net/
http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1127
http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf
http://www.3smartcubes.com/
http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/
http://www.free-iqtest.net/
http://www.intelligencetest.com/test/signupuser.php

I took more than just these. I Google'd "IQ Test" and found more tests via links. It started with me finding a crappy 10-question IQ Test where I knew that the results couldn't be accurate...And the kicker is that it said I was wrong when I know I got every question correct. I took http://www.einsteinquiz.com/iq/ and they said that a "right angle" was not 90 degrees. It's pretty bad when the test is wrong. Please don't take that test and use the results.

Most of the sites listed above have tests that use several different types of knowledge - word association, math/logic, pattern recognition, etc. Some (such as the iqtest.dk) only have one type. I remarkably posted good scores regardless. I think my range was 132 to 158 over the course of the tests I took.
 
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081030214818AAuCSP6

No such thing. It's a Gaussian, which means the tail extends to infinity, even though the chances of someone getting that score fall off exponentially. While the average IQ score on an official test is 100 with a standard deviation of about 15, internet IQ tests have more like an average of 120+ with a standard deviation of about 60. I've taken most of them for fun, and my score has changed more than 60 points from one to another. They are NOT accurate, and give everyone inflated scores. Just look at the last 1000 times someone asked 'is my IQ good?'. Of course, the tests they set up online will all have some maximum score, that plenty of people have reached by taking it over and over again, but the official tests shouldn't have one.
 
I took a "free" online IQ test recently, and when I had made it all the way through the questions, they told me I had to sign up for something to get my test results. I logged out and never went back.

Does that make me smart? :)
 
Shooter said:
I took a "free" online IQ test recently, and when I had made it all the way through the questions, they told me I had to sign up for something to get my test results. I logged out and never went back.

Does that make me smart? :)
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Looking at your avatar made mine drop to 40 + 24 +36.
 
BalancedMan said:
Do you guys think I should actually trust these kind of results and try to apply for Mensa?
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I think Denny answered the 'should you trust the results' question. As for applying to Mensa, why would you? Do you have a need to give someone money to tell you you are smart? Your mom should be able to fulfill that role just as well as Mensa, and for free.

Mensa is about as valuable in the real world as being high school valedictorian, or having a third nipple. There might be a few people who think it is cool, but more are going to think it's creepy.

barfo
 
barfo said:
I think Denny answered the 'should you trust the results' question. As for applying to Mensa, why would you? Do you have a need to give someone money to tell you you are smart? Your mom should be able to fulfill that role just as well as Mensa, and for free.

Mensa is about as valuable in the real world as being high school valedictorian, or having a third nipple. There might be a few people who think it is cool, but more are going to think it's creepy.
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Couldn't agree more.
 
IQ is IQ.
 
I got 147 on one, 138 on another and 144 on a third. I know I'm not that smart.
 
Well I don't want to brag or anything, but I just took one of those tests and got a 245 . . . I'll stop there, thank you very much . . . I'm a fucking genius.
 
Ouch, fair enough. Just thought I'd throw out the question.

As for the tests I listed, there is definitely some differences in terms of difficulty and length that can affect individual outcomes. For example, if it's a math-based question I doubt that I'd miss it.

That being said, I would guess my IQ is still REALLY above 130. In an interesting twist, looking at this table, it's interesting to note that my estimated IQ (according to websites) was around 140, which is almost an exact match to my SAT score of 1430. (http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/SATIQ.aspx)

In any case, not having a job gives me time to do this kind of crap. :ohno:
 
I got 397 on one and 4 on another. WHat does that mean?
 
These online IQ tests are a joke.

But some of the ones you are referring to are even worse than what I've seen before. I followed one of your links, and the questions are like this:

"How many states are there in the US?"
"Who was the 16th president of the US?"
"What is the capital of California?"

Those types of questions are nothing close to testing for IQ. Those are purely trivia questions.

Ask yourself this question: Do you think that somebody from, say, India can't have a high IQ because they might not know the answers to those questions which obviously have a bias?



PS. Not to be an ass or anything, but based on this thread alone, I think you're a bit off from Mensa material. ;)
 
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I took a real, live 3hr, multiple-section and -input IQ test as a kid. I guess in Portland in the early 80's they were subscribing a lot more to that. It got me skipped through a couple of grades and into one of those "Talented and Gifted" classes when I moved to Germany.

Socially and physically it kind of sucked. But it seems to me that online IQ tests are about the same as online porn...a fake approximation of something much more stimulating and complex that makes those who want instant gratification feel better.
 
blazerboy30 said:
These online IQ tests are a joke.

But some of the ones you are referring to are even worse than what I've seen before. I followed one of your links, and the questions are like this:

"How many states are there in the US?"
"Who was the 16th president of the US?"
"What is the capital of California?"

Those types of questions are nothing close to testing for IQ. Those are purely trivia questions.

Ask yourself this question: Do you think that somebody from, say, India can't have a high IQ because they might not know the answers to those questions which obviously have a bias?



PS. Not to be an ass or anything, but based on this thread alone, I think you're a bit off from Mensa material. ;)
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If you read my post you'd have seen I said that that test was not legitimate. Just a scam to try to get you to sign up for a new ringtone or something. That was the one though, that got me thinking and looking into other tests. That one is only 10 questions long (so clearly not good) and IT HAS A QUESTION/ANSWER WRONG. It says that a "Right Angle" isn't 90 degrees, if you actually do the test until the last question.

Here's what I said:
Please don't take that test and use the results.
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So yeah, of course that test is shit. I'm talking about the other ones that try to get you recognize patterns (I recognized one as the Fibonacci sequence on one question) and other stuff. That test is crap...pretty sure I put that disclaimer in before.
 
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blazerboy30 said:
PS. Not to be an ass or anything, but based on this thread alone, I think you're a bit off from Mensa material. ;)
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Really? Because I'm pretty sure that's what you were intentionally doing by throwing that statement into the end of the post.

Seeing how this thread has turned into a pissing match...I might as well tell everyone that I have a 10 inch dick also. Ask your wife for verification. :drumroll: :cheers:
 
blazerboy30 said:
These online IQ tests are a joke.

But some of the ones you are referring to are even worse than what I've seen before. I followed one of your links, and the questions are like this:

"How many states are there in the US?"
"Who was the 16th president of the US?"
"What is the capital of California?"

Those types of questions are nothing close to testing for IQ. Those are purely trivia questions.

Ask yourself this question: Do you think that somebody from, say, India can't have a high IQ because they might not know the answers to those questions which obviously have a bias?


PS. Not to be an ass or anything, but based on this thread alone, I think you're a bit off from Mensa material. ;)
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That's a really stupid post man! The capital of India is Indianapolis!!!!!! I know your new dogg, but you have to step your game up!
 
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