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How Norming Works: Samples, Renorming Cycles, and Score Drift

How Norming Works: Samples, Renorming Cycles, and Score Drift

Your IQ score depends on when the test was normed. Learn how normative samples are built, why the WAIS and Stanford-Binet must be updated regularly, and how score drift from the Flynn effect can inflate results by 5-10 points.

The Flynn Effect Explained Simply

The Flynn Effect Explained Simply

Your grandparents would score about 15-20 IQ points lower on today's tests -- not because they were less capable, but because of the Flynn effect. Here is a simple explanation of why IQ scores rise over time, what drives the gains, and why they may be reversing.