what should my IQ be

[sam.p.]

im 12 and i wanna know what the aversge is for my age

[Space]

the average for any age is 100.
IQ is not an absolute measurement, It only compares your intelligence to the average of people of the same age.

[SteveSxx]

You may be below average though

[fo3nix]

IQ tests for under 18's (basically those still learning a lot) are pointless; they are far from true.

Also, don't worry about whatever your "IQ" may be. It doesn't mean a thing. It will show a rough trend of more intelligent people to less intelligent people, but this could be determined without an IQ test.

[chainfire]

I personnally don't think their great, but still i've took them, the last time i took one i got 140 points for me (took it when 14). People are smart in lots of different ways and knowing the answer to "Hanger is to Closet, as Tree is to: a)Forest b)Ground c)Leaves d)Wood might not mean that you are smart!

[kempie]

Do you get extra IQ points if you indicate the ambiguity present within a test question?

In the example above the answer could be both a and d.

"Wood" describes both a constituent material of the tree and the place where one may be found.

[doglady]

All IQ tests show is how good you are at doing IQ tests.

[Space]

doglady, you should read the wikipedia article about IQ.
There are some very interesting correlation between IQ and career and family life.

[kepla]

Okay, the average IQ is 100 irrespective of age. Below a certain age, somewhere around late-teens or early-twenties, IQ is determined by factoring in the subject's age to a comparison between their absolute score and the 'typical' score for different ages. Therefore, Fo3nix, somebody 10 years old scoring the average for a 12-year-old would be rated an IQ of 120. Above that age, which varies according to the tests used, the IQ is a comparison of the subjects score with the average for their social group. This grouping might be chosen to be national, racial, or whatever. Chainfire, a good IQ test would NOT have any ambiguity. If the subject is intelligent enough to fully underatnd the question then the answer would be clear and unambiguous. Doglady, a good well-designed and marked IQ test is capable of giving a very good indication of how well an individual is able to reason and understand the information they get from their environment. It is the best determination of absolute intelligence that can be made, even though it is a comparitive measurement. Each particular IQ test can only give meaningful results over a limited range, so it is usually necessary to use several tests to 'home in' on the correct figure. I was quite puzzled at first, Chainfire, by your claim of an IQ of 140 and the standard of English in your posting. Perhaps English isn't your first language ?

[kempie]

Why were you puzzled kepla?

IQ scores are predominantly based upon the ability to reason and not the standard of English exhibited by the subject.

There are, for example, many cases of people possessing 'above average' IQs also having dyslexia or related disorders.

[mibn2cweus]

So there is a test to measure how icky you are compared to other people? What's that got to do with intelligence? And why do they spell ICK with a "Q"?
Am I missing something here? <"?