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The IQ figures are based on 3 different studies for 17 nations, two studies for 30 nations, and one study for 34 nations. There were actual tests for IQ in the case of 81 countries out of the 185 countries studied. For 104 nations there were no IQ studies at all and IQ was estimated based on the average IQ of surrounding nations. [2]
Christopher Michael Langan (born March 25, 1952) is an American horse rancher and former bar bouncer, known for scoring highly on an IQ test that gained him entry to a high IQ society, and for being formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records high IQ section under the pseudonym of Eric Hart, alongside Marilyn vos Savant and Keith Raniere.
He argues that substantial correlations between intelligence test scores and measures of well-being exist when the analysis is limited to developed countries, where the IQ results are more likely to be accurate. [5] According to Hunt, such studies are important because they measure the cognitive skills necessary to excel in a post-industrial world.
One's intelligence quotient, or IQ, is regarded by many as being a measure of a person's level of intelligence. A recent study out of the University of Vienna shows that those scores, which are ...
The Triple Nine Society (TNS) is an international high-IQ society for adults whose score on a standardized test demonstrates an IQ at or above the 99.9th percentile of the human population. [3] [4] [5] The society recognizes scores from over 20 intelligence and academic aptitude tests. [6] TNS was founded in 1978.
Younghoon Kim, 35, from Korea, has the world’s highest recorded IQ, a staggering 276. To put this into context, the average IQ is around 100 with the threshold for genius standing at 140.
Most IQ tests are designed to yield a mean score of 100 with a standard deviation of 15; the 98th-percentile score under these conditions is 130.8, assuming a normal distribution. [14] However, American Mensa does not provide a score comparable to scores on other tests; the test serves only to qualify a person for membership. [15]
Those with the "G" version showed no IQ advantage, suggesting a biochemical interaction of child's genes on the effect of breastfeeding. [9] [10] Other studies have failed to replicate any correlation between the FADS2 gene, [11] breastfeeding and IQ, while others show a negative effect on IQ when combining bottled feeding, and the "G" version ...