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To: koan who wrote (515836)	9/23/2009 7:58:37 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578281

>> There is nothing magical about 100 IQ. No, there is nothing magical about it. It is a normally distributed variable with a standard deviation of about 15 and a mean of 100. I can't imagine that a person with an IQ of 100 could score well enough on any graduate entrance test (e.g., GRE, GMAT) to get into a typical Masters or PhD program. If that did occur it would be highly unusual. And based on the various graduate programs I've been in I don't believe for a minute such a person would be up to the level of study that is required. That isn't to say such a program or such a person doesn't exist. Only that it would be exceedingly rare and certainly there is no way "95%" of people could achieve a PhD without standards dropping in immense fashion. In fact, were that the case, a PhD would be worthless (not on financially, but in terms of any real meaning as far the level of learning one has achieved). >> But a person can be a genius and not get through a basic statistics class Well, if that person doesn't try, I suppose. It would be very strange that a person with a genius IQ could not pass a statistics course if he/she applied themselves.