what is the IQ score for an average person?

Answer 1

an IQ of 100 is average and it will always remain so as the bell curve is comparative rather than increasing or decreasing over time. but please consider that most IQ tests are inaccurate particularly on-line ones, they are prone to over exaggerating IQs this has led to many people believing they have IQs much higher than they have IQs are on a bell curve, theres a link to a picture of one bellow with some other info. If you are going to do an IQ test and you want a realistic result, use a professional testing centre not tickle IQ for example, and when people say they have IQs of 130+ be sceptical only top 2% people do! they have probably used a less than accurate test. supposedly on an on line test I got 138 which is hilariously large it is more like 120 at best, so do it properly, and you can sit back and laugh safe in the knowledge that your test result is realistic. i would suggest some places to do it, but i don't want to advertise. hope this helps. P.S if you don't get a great score dont worry about it doesn't seem to have much correlation how good your life is going to be. Oh yea and just to be up to date there are some differences between different races in IQ scores however this does not mean there are significant differences between them, some tests concentrate on certain questions that have a certain bias, for example native Australian aborigines seem to have better visual memories than their European neighbours, this makes sense in terms of selective pressures of evolution, and perhaps a weakness in reading or recognising words that the test is designed to test for isn't really a fair test, so in summary i have now realised that your question was rather unspecific and i may have droned on for a while well sorry.

Answer 2

In USA between 90 and 110
See the table in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Quotient
Economic and social correlates of IQ IQ <75 75–90 90–110 110–125 >125
US population distribution 5 20 50 20 5
Married by age 30 72 81 81 72 67
Out of labor force more than 1 month out of year (men) 22 19 15 14 10
Unemployed more than 1 month out of year (men) 12 10 7 7 2
Divorced in 5 years 21 22 23 15 9
% of children w/ IQ in bottom decile (mothers) 39 17 6 7 < 1
Had an illegitimate baby (mothers) 32 17 8 4 2
Lives in poverty 30 16 6 3 2
Ever incarcerated (men) 7 7 3 1 < 1
Chronic welfare recipient (mothers) 31 17 8 2 < 1
High school dropout 55 35 6 0.4 < 0.4
Values are the percentage of each IQ sub-population, among non-Hispanic whites only, fitting each descriptor. Compiled by Gottfredson (1997) from Herrnstein & Murray (1994) pp. 171, 158, 163, 174, 230, 180, 132, 194, 247–248, 194, 146 respectively.

Answer 3

Very good answers. 100 is the norm but there is a problem

IQ measures many different things such as visio spacial, mathematical etc. Bias the test even slightly in one direction and you will get a different score each time. Different people have different strengths and there is a real problem in working out a fair balance as this may be caused by ethnicity for example. A native living in a mud hut and hunting with a spear would have very high skills in some areas and virtually none in say maths. People from industrial society would score higher on maths and related skills and score poorly on the skills the native has. This makes it very difficult to find a test that is fair across the board without bias. IQ tests therefore have a developed world bias.

The general IQ test which seeks to have a broad across the board approach has changed repeatedly over the years.

High IQ and ability to learn are basically not linked so you can have a high IQ and no qualifications or low IQ and be a proffessor!

One of the things thought to produce a high IQ is children left to their own devices and given little guidance when young.

A high IQ in the maths quadrant is linked to severe mental problems and many murderers in assylums score very highly.

IQ perhaps gives some clues to a persons potential but as yet no one seems to know how to utilise that.

Answer 4

By definition, the average IQ is 100. That is because the formula : Intellectual age/chronological age is specifically set up to give 100 as the average.
About 52% of people fall between 85 and 115.
About 14% fall between 70 and 85. Below 70 many consider the person to intellectually impaired.
About 14% fall between 115 and 130. These are usually termed bright.
Around 6-8% fall between 130 and 145. These are termed very bright.
Around 2-4% betwee 145 and 160 and only about 1% score above 160 and are true geniuses.
Scores above 160 can be considered equivalent because the ability of test intended for everyone lack the ability to distinguish the difference well. (Not enough questions.)

Answer 5

An average IQ score is around 90 to 110 for all ages, even if your 2 or 92. Your IQ remains static, or the same, throughout your life. A genius scores over 140.

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

By definition the average person has an average IQ, therefore, with the WAIS scale being 200 max, the average person has a 100 IQ.

Answer 7

Descriptive Classifications of Intelligence Quotients

IQ Description % of Population
130+ Very superior 2.2%
120-129 Superior 6.7%
110-119 High average 16.1%
90-109 Average 50%
80-89 Low average 16.1%

70-79 Borderline 6.7%
Below 70 Extremely low 2.2%



140 Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.
130 Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)
120 School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.
110 Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.
100+ Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.
100- Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.
90 Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters.

Answer 8

the overall IQ score is 100. the elementary scale is going like this: 80 5-100 and fifteen: commonly used 100 and twenty: smart 100 thirty: Very proficient (Mensa factor) 100 and forty: extremely proficient 100 and fifty 5+: Genius And to anybody who's putting forward that they have an IQ of one hundred thirty 5, or 100 thirty, or different extremely intense numbers, on line IQ exams are not any more precise; they only develop your IQ so that you'll purchase their "evaluation."

Answer 9

100. That's how the average is defined. Every 10 points (plus or minus) is one standard deviation away. Hence, the IQ requirement for Mensa (140) is 4 standard deviations above average. I believe that translates to abt <1% of population.

Answer 10

Its between 70 and 130. You can take an IQ test online