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minus-squarefibojoly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoHow the fuck does that graph even works?! Shows the very left of the graph, then says you’re in the top? Doesn’t make any sense. Edit : clearly I belong in the top 85% too. I guess I confused % and percentile!
minus-squaremy_hat_stinks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoIt says top 85%. In a room with 100 people the 85th smartest person would be in the top 85% but they’d also be in the bottom 15%.
minus-squareseang96@spgrn.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months ago85% of people have that IQ or higher. Maybe they do it this way so those that don’t get it don’t feel sad about the results?
minus-squareshneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoi hate how IQ tests use both percentages and percentiles for the results
minus-squarefibojoly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI just realised that was my mistake yeah -_-;
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoI am going to believe this is comedy gold.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoTop 85% could mean bottom 15% (±1%)
How the fuck does that graph even works?! Shows the very left of the graph, then says you’re in the top? Doesn’t make any sense. Edit : clearly I belong in the top 85% too. I guess I confused % and percentile!
It says top 85%. In a room with 100 people the 85th smartest person would be in the top 85% but they’d also be in the bottom 15%.
85% of people have that IQ or higher. Maybe they do it this way so those that don’t get it don’t feel sad about the results?
i hate how IQ tests use both percentages and percentiles for the results
I just realised that was my mistake yeah -_-;
I am going to believe this is comedy gold.
Top 85% could mean bottom 15% (±1%)