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To: Talan Gwynek
70% of a child's IQ is inherited, as twin studies have shown.

I'm not sure exactly what that statistic means. If my interpretation is off, perhaps you could clarify...

Mensa requires a Stanford-Binet score of at least 132 for admittance. Seventy percent of 132 is 92.4 - below average. So, I think what you are saying is that a Mensa-qualifier inherited a below average IQ from his parents. The rest was environmental.

Do I have that right?

14 posted on 08/11/2003 6:13:07 AM PDT by ordinaryguy
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