World Mean IQ Rankings, 2003

[StageLeft]

Kind of proves that the test is not so great and relies so heavily on education.

Further proof by the fact that the US beat out Canada by a spot (not for education but the inaccuracy of it all!). Damnation. Lies.

 

[jacob0401]

go taiwan!!

 

[Alternex]

Originally posted by: syzygy
at 70-75, you've entered the realm of mental retardation. equatorial guinea's 59 or ethiopia's 63 would mean half the
people who took the test would have scored in the severe to profound range of mental retardation to create the average
score. these numbers and those tests are worthless.

Maybe they didn't test well there because the people administering the IQ tests didn't translate it well to their native language and they coudln't read it.

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Kind of proves that the test is not so great and relies so heavily on education.

Further proof by the fact that the US beat out Canada by a spot (not for education but the inaccuracy of it all!). Damnation. Lies.

Dumb Canucks!!


: ) Amanda

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Alternex

Originally posted by: syzygy
at 70-75, you've entered the realm of mental retardation. equatorial guinea's 59 or ethiopia's 63 would mean half the
people who took the test would have scored in the severe to profound range of mental retardation to create the average
score. these numbers and those tests are worthless.

Maybe they didn't test well there because the people administering the IQ tests didn't translate it well to their native language and they coudln't read it.

Yep. If the IQ test was perfect, which they never are, you'd see the numbers very close with small differences here and there for errors, or if some nations truly do have more intelligent individuals than others, but no way those numbers are accurate.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Kind of proves that the test is not so great and relies so heavily on education.

Further proof by the fact that the US beat out Canada by a spot (not for education but the inaccuracy of it all!). Damnation. Lies.

Dumb Canucks!!


: ) Amanda

HAHA You got beat by the french!!!!

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: dexvx

Originally posted by: gopunk

uh, china is considered a 3rd world country.

by...?

I think it was a 1990 World Census.

link? i tried google but it came up with a bunch of "black white" racist stuff by some reverand

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: Jadow
Korea, North - 105

how the hell did they come up with this?

eating decreases intelligence. So, NK just stopped feeding their people, and they got smarter.

lol, thats funny. Must explain why america's so stupid.

144. Jamaica - 72

guess they got the munchies!

 

[SherEPunjab]

Sounds accurate to me.

 

[onza]

ya this data is as valid as philosophy.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Alternex

Originally posted by: syzygy
at 70-75, you've entered the realm of mental retardation. equatorial guinea's 59 or ethiopia's 63 would mean half the
people who took the test would have scored in the severe to profound range of mental retardation to create the average
score. these numbers and those tests are worthless.

Maybe they didn't test well there because the people administering the IQ tests didn't translate it well to their native language and they coudln't read it.

Yep. If the IQ test was perfect, which they never are, you'd see the numbers very close with small differences here and there for errors, or if some nations truly do have more intelligent individuals than others, but no way those numbers are accurate.

actually, the numbers are accurate. the testing methodology might be wrong but the numbers as reported accurately reflect the results of the testing methodology.

 

[BruinEd03]

mmm...not to burst your bubble...but Hong Kong isn't a country. Never has been.

-Ed

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Once again, IQ tests do not measure pure intelligence. It would be naive to think that.
<--- scores in the 160s

 

[SherEPunjab]

The testing methodology, the testers selected, the sample size, etc. etc. etc. are probably all wrong.

Is it just me but where are all the smart north and south koreans in THIS country? Quite frankly, from personal experience in High School, and college, it was the Chinese, Indians, and Vietnamese that scored the highest.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Originally posted by: everman
This is only the average of test scores in the past year. I don't know how accurate these numbers really are but I'm thinking there's a lot of people in China, N. Korea, etc. that didn't take a test. So I don't see much value in them really...

And dumb rednecks from the Southern US do?

To me it seems to fit pretty well. How much money is spent on education and how much of a priority it is.

This dumb redneck from the South takes offense to your asinine comments. Maybe if you had some type of proof of lower intelligence in the South your idea might have some merit.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Once again, IQ tests do not measure pure intelligence. It would be naive to think that.
<--- scores in the 160s

LOL so true. Especially in your case.

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Kind of proves that the test is not so great and relies so heavily on education.

Further proof by the fact that the US beat out Canada by a spot (not for education but the inaccuracy of it all!). Damnation. Lies.

Dumb Canucks!!


: ) Amanda

HAHA You got beat by the french!!!!

So did Canada!!






: ) Amanda

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Once again, IQ tests do not measure pure intelligence. It would be naive to think that.
<--- scores in the 160s

I agree! I always score around 136. I know I'm not that smart!


: ) Amanda

 

[Dragnov]

This dumb redneck from the South takes offense to your asinine comments. Maybe if you had some type of proof of lower intelligence in the South your idea might have some merit.

Rednecks does not refer to all people from the South and never did. However it does refer to the notion that there is a select group that are quite dumb and backwards... it has always been associated with the south.

I don't know why you are associated yourself with the general notion of a dumb redneck.

I can say California hippies all the same.

 

[littleprince]

Lets also keep in mind who takes these tests.
Theres the small # of people who are smart and take it (to boost their ego?)
and theres the people who like my cousin are flunking school etc and take it to help determine if they have learning disorders, which I'm betting is a majoriy in NA, since every kid thats not perfect we say has add

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

This dumb redneck from the South takes offense to your asinine comments. Maybe if you had some type of proof of lower intelligence in the South your idea might have some merit.

Rednecks does not refer to all people from the South and never did. However it does refer to the notion that there is a select group that are quite dumb and backwards... it has always been associated with the south.

I can say California hippies all the same.

Backwards and dumb by what standards? Some people get labeled as a Redneck because they prefer to live simple. It astounds me that people can label people rednecks at will and have no clue where the term originated or what the South is like.

 

[iwearnosox]

I'm a redkneck but that's just because my girlfriend keeps slappin me in the back of my head.

 

[onza]

what he just said ^^ made me laugh out loud

 

[Dragnov]

Backwards and dumb by what standards? Some people get labeled as a Redneck because they prefer to live simple. It astounds me that people can label people rednecks at will and have no clue where the term originated or what the South is like.

Okay. I don't know how the term originated but the current notion of a redneck...farmers, dirty, violent, simple minded, marrying within the family, racist, etc etc. Everyone knows what I'm talking about and who I'm referring to. Did I identify you as a redneck... no? All I said was "Southern rednecks". Why South? Well thats where they are normally associated to.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Backwards and dumb by what standards? Some people get labeled as a Redneck because they prefer to live simple. It astounds me that people can label people rednecks at will and have no clue where the term originated or what the South is like.

Okay. I don't know how the term originated but the current notion of a redneck...farmers, dirty, violent, simple minded, marrying within the family, racist, etc etc. Everyone knows what I'm talking about and who I'm referring to. Did I identify you as a redneck... no? All I said was "Southern rednecks". Why South? Well thats where they are normally associated to.

It is no use even trying to argue this with you. Obviously you have bought into whatever stereotype you have heard or seen. Farmers are very hard working people and a farmer is one of the least likely to be a redneck. Simple minded? How so? Racist? Really... so since you have never met a "redneck" you are going to assume they are racist. Incest? Please... you watch WAY too much TV.