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mathmo · 07-26-2003, 11:38 AM

I should clarify that the maximum ANYONE could get on the test was 161, that wasn't my IQ. I know of societies that accept people in the top 99.999 (insert as many 9's as you like)th percentile, but it's all relative, it might still be less than 161 on the Cattell B. What I'm getting at is that you can score 153 on one test which is equivalent to 137 on another (149 on the Cattell B is equivalent to 135 - I think - on a culture free test, for instance). It seems strange that someone can have several scores when it would be more accurate to talk in terms of the percentile. I guess I don't know enough about the intricacies of IQ tests to comment further, I'm not a psychologist. I just find it strange...

07-26-2003, 11:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
mathmo Tilted Location: London, UK	I should clarify that the maximum ANYONE could get on the test was 161, that wasn't my IQ. I know of societies that accept people in the top 99.999 (insert as many 9's as you like)th percentile, but it's all relative, it might still be less than 161 on the Cattell B. What I'm getting at is that you can score 153 on one test which is equivalent to 137 on another (149 on the Cattell B is equivalent to 135 - I think - on a culture free test, for instance). It seems strange that someone can have several scores when it would be more accurate to talk in terms of the percentile. I guess I don't know enough about the intricacies of IQ tests to comment further, I'm not a psychologist. I just find it strange...