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2006-11-07 03:55:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2006-11-07 03:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The information is not available to compare.
One guy claims to have extrapolated Kerry's and Bush's IQs from their navy entrance exams and SAT scores - you can get a nice guesstimate from these, but it's not having the WAIS score in front of you. If this guy is accurate, he estimated Bush's IQ around 125 and Kerry's around 120.
If this is accurate, then they both have comparable IQs.
An IQ score is based on the WAIS - Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale. There is a standard deviation of 15 points, with 100 being the median. This means that most of the population will score between 86 and 114 - these are "average" scores. Bush and Kerry (provided the extrapolation is accurate) both scored 1 standard deviation above the median, which puts them both in the "above average" category but not genius-level intelligence - 2 to 3 standard deviations above the median.
2006-11-07 13:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by sparky52881 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kerry-100
Bush-60
2006-11-07 11:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by curiosity 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I never heard anything on GWB's IQ, but I have heard Kerry's is very high.
2006-11-07 12:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by melouofs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrelevant and unavailable although a fake "scientific study" makes some amusing claims
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/bushiq.html
2006-11-07 11:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Red Herring 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
George W: 48
Kerry: 130, but suffering from severe foot in mouth disease
2006-11-07 11:58:46 · answer #6 · answered by JLea 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
added together or separately? about 3... like every other politician.
2006-11-07 12:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
W.'s is too low to register on the IQ scale.
2006-11-07 11:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by thumbsdowndevil 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Bush - 145
Kerry - 115
2006-11-07 11:59:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
JK 125
GWB 99
2006-11-07 11:57:05 · answer #10 · answered by E 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋