How are IQ and ASVAB scores?

While there is no way to derive an IQ score from an ASVAB score, the tests are strongly correlated, with a value of 0.80 on a scale of -1.0 to 1.0. This means that the tests measure largely the same abilities and aptitudes
abilities and aptitudes
Aptitude is inborn potential to do certain kinds of work whether developed or undeveloped. Ability is developed knowledge, understanding, learnt or acquired abilities (skills) or attitude.
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Does ASVAB score correlate IQ?

All military recruits must take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to qualify for enlistment. The ASVAB is essentially an IQ test (correlation = 0.8).
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How does the military measure IQ?

Before you can enter a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces you must take a military IQ test called the ASVAB: the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. You will be tested on your command of English, math, mechanics, science, auto shop and electronics.
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What is the lowest IQ the military will accept?

The US military has minimum enlistment standards at about the IQ 85 level.
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How high of an IQ do you need to be in the military?

The minimum IQ score for entry into the military by current regulations of about 92 would be within the "normal" range of 90-110 that includes about half of the general population.
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What is the average IQ of an army officer?

Low-ranking soldiers accounted for three-fifths of all deaths, and their IQs measured by their childhood tests averaged 95.3. Officers and non-commissioned officers made up for about 7% and 20% of war deaths respectively. Officers scored 121.9, bringing up the average IQ for those who died.
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What is the IQ cutoff in the US military?

Jordan Peterson pointed out that the army has a cutoff of IQ 85 (IIRC) for their recruits. In the army's estimation, they can't find ANY job in the military that such people would be adequate for - and they might very well be right (it's against their interest to reject prospective recruits).
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Can I increase IQ?

Although science is on the fence about whether you can raise your IQ or not, research does seem to suggest that it's possible to raise your intelligence through certain brain-training activities. Training your memory, executive control, and visuospatial reasoning can help to boost your intelligence levels.
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What is the average American IQ?

Most people (about 68 percent) have an IQ between 85 and 115. Only a small fraction of people have a very low IQ (below 70) or a very high IQ (above 130). The average IQ in the United States is 98.
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Does IQ increase with age?

Not generally. IQ tests are age adjusted, basically to take account of youth and inexperience (under 18) or age and diminishing speed. The reason is that, as we get older, diminishing speed and spatial awareness are balanced by having more knowledge and experience to draw on to solve problems.
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What does an IQ of 72 mean?

Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual is mentally retarded. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline mentally retarded range. Scores below 67 are in the retarded range. (
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What is an IQ of 130?

Someone with an IQ score of 130 or higher would be considered gifted or very advanced. IQ scores of 130 are often used as a threshold for identifying individuals who are intellectually gifted and may qualify for Mensa membership.
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What percentage of Americans have an IQ less than 85?

If we apply the empirical rule to IQ distribution, we can say that 68% of people have an IQ between 85 and 115; 95% - between 70 and 130; and 99.7% - between 55 and 145.
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What is the 98th percentile IQ?

IQ scores of 130-135 represent approximately 98th – 99th percentiles.
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What was Einstein's IQ level?

2. Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher of science whose estimated IQ scores range from 205 to 225 by different measures.
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What is Elon musks IQ level?

While there are no official sources that have tested Musk, his IQ is generally estimated to be 155. Experts have based this on his potential to comprehend and apply complex technical data, his early aptitude tests, and how he uses his knowledge to drive innovation in complex industries.
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What is Stephen Hawking IQ level?

Albert Einstein is believed to have had the same IQ as Professor Stephen Hawking, 160.
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What causes IQ to drop?

“It's something to do with the environment, because we're seeing the same differences within families.” Environmental factors include differences in the way young people are educated, increases in time spent online, changes in nutrition and less reading overall.
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Is IQ genetic?

Researchers have previously shown that a person's IQ is highly influenced by genetic factors, and have even identified certain genes that play a role. They've also shown that performance in school has genetic factors.
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At what age does IQ become stable?

The average child's IQ is not stable until around four years of age. It may be much later in children who were born early or who have significant health issues.
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What is the highest IQ ever recorded?

Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ score of 228)

This American entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the highest IQ back in 1986. To this day there are only two other people with a recorded higher IQ than her.
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What does a high ASVAB score mean?

The highest ASVAB score possible is 99. Such a score means that you performed better than 99 percent of the people who took the test. Obviously, such a score is rare and difficult to obtain. Recruiters advise that you simply focus on doing the best you can when taking the ASVAB.
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