Which Use of the Deviation IQ to Measure Intelligence Differences

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which use of the deviation IQ to measure intelligence differences is invalid?

• A)to screen for scholastic aptitude for university students applying to medical school
• B)to assess general cognitive functioning for young adults in the military
• C)to study intelligence differences between 30-year-olds who are either self-made millionaires or bankruptcy filers
• D)to study intelligence differences between young adults and senior citizens

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Definitions:

Right-Skewed

A distribution that has a longer tail on the right side of the peak, indicating that the majority of the data points lie to the left of the mean.

Symmetric

In statistics, symmetric refers to a distribution where the data is evenly distributed around the mean, with the left and right sides mirroring each other.

Outlier

An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the others in a dataset, often lying far outside the range of the majority of the data.

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that shows the distribution's median, quartiles, and outliers.