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		01100011 on Nov 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Dakota nurse says many dying patients still ... > 50% of the population has IQ below 100 Lots of people have IQs of 100. If you have a moment, I'd like to understand why you think half of the population has an IQ below 100, and why that might be significant. Does an IQ of 98 or 99 deem a person a moron? I agree that the US has an issue with how education is viewed in the popular culture. I would bet, without any acutal supporting data, that compliance with mask orders is highly correlated with the degree of education of a region.

remote_phone on Nov 17, 2020 [–]

By definition, the median IQ is 100.

01100011 on Nov 17, 2020 | | [–]

Isn't the mode 100 as well?

IQ is generally reported as an integer, no?

So a significant number of people have IQs of exactly 100.

01100011 on Nov 17, 2020 | | [–]

Ok, so does anyone have an IQ of 100? If some people have an IQ of 100, is it possible for 50% of people to be below 100 and 50% to be above 100?

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