2006-07-03 07:47:09 · 34 answers · asked by littlebit 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
120 is quite good. If the test you took is appropriate for a 15-year-old, then the 120 should be a valid reading, and you can reasonably expect that it will not vary greatly as you age (although repeat tests will probably result in modest random variations in your score).
There are a number of different intelligence tests with different IQ scales. I'm not familiar with the details of the various tests, but I understand that they determine IQ scores based on a statistical distribution of intellectual ability. I recall that for one particular scale, the mean (i.e., the population average) IQ score is 100 (this is true of all IQ scales) and the standard deviation is 15. If we apply that 15 figure to your measured score of 120, it means that you are 1.33 standard deviations above average in intelligence. If you check a "normal distribution" table, you'll see that 1.33 standard deviations above the mean indicates that about 91% of the population would have a lower score and about 9% would have a higher score.
I hope you find that encouraging. But remember, it's not how much POTENTIAL you have that matters, it's what you DO with it. (From thos to whom much is given, much shall be required.)
2006-07-13 18:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by actuator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An IQ of 120 at the age of 15 is the same as an IQ of 120 at the age of 70. This is because IQ is calculated by the correlation of your age to the average age of a person with the same intelligence.
In other words, if your IQ is 120, and you're 15, your intelligence (not IQ) is about the same as an average 18 year old. (This average 18 y/o would have an IQ between 100 and 110.)
2006-07-03 09:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by lucasgw8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IQ is an age-adjusted scale, so 120 at 30 and 120 at 15 mean different things. One's IQ is usually stable past the age of 10. The question is, what are you going to do with it?
2006-07-03 10:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Michaelsgdec 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My IQ was tested at the same "120" and I am 60 years old.
Not bad for an old person. My IQ was tested in high school,
because I finished in three years, and graduated from college
in two years with a full four year B.S. One thing I do not regret,
is taking time to have two children who are a "chip" off the old
block. Live your life, your IQ will be o.k.
2006-07-15 10:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by babo02350 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to assume that youjust want information and that you are not bragging.
The average IQ is about 100 and the standard deviation of IQs is about 15. That means that you are 1.33 standard deviations above the average. That puts you somewhere around the 90th percentile.
Different IQ tests have different results and different standard deviations. If you search for IQ Tests on line, you will find lots of sites that offer them.
2006-07-03 11:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very good. I'm glad you are proud of it. But remember it's just an indication of "your ability" to know things. It is also a very "biased" test and tends to discriminate. For example, suppose you were never allowed to go to school until you were 15. Then at 15 you were given the IQ test with other 15 year olds who WERE allowed to go to school. How would you do? You would get a low score BUT YOU WOULD STILL BE AS SMART AS YOU ARE NOW. You had the disadvantage of never learning to read. Because of this, some people are classified incorrectly because of some test they took.
2006-07-17 06:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Matt G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one thing, IQ tests aren't very accurate at all. All they test is how good you are at taking IQ tests.
But for the record, 100 is statistical average, so 120 is pretty good. Last time I checked, I was at 135.
2006-07-03 07:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Ian M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age doesn't really have much to do with your IQ....It stays pretty much the same your entire life.You can find sites that tell you what your IQ level means(like if you are above average)I'm 15 too, and my IQ is 143 the site I tested at said 143 is at the genius level.
2006-07-03 07:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by vols91060 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online IQ tests, which would probably be the type you have taken, are NOT accurate. Especially if you paid nothing. The only way to accurately check and evaluate your IQ would be to take a certified test administered by a trained professional.
2006-07-03 10:58:29 · answer #9 · answered by chemistryalgebratutor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well having a somewhat above average IQ is okay I guess, fishing for compliments is a bad sign, and being 15 kind of sucks.
Peace,
Steven
2006-07-03 16:58:15 · answer #10 · answered by Steven S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋