What is the avg. IQ of players on chess.com

     Earlier versions of IQ tests used a more "generous" formula for calculating children's results, ranking those who scored as well as subjects older than them higher on the scale on the assumption that intelligence increases as children get older. The age at which such growth slows/ceases varies with the individual (generally age 16-18) and is obviously inapplicable to adults, who are scored strictly in relation to overall average results.

     As the amount of test data grew over time, old tests were refined, and  newer tests were created, scoring calibrations have been "tinkered with", so children's results are usually scored in comparison to others close to their own age. It is the scoring metrics, rather than the children's actual results, that have changed.

You know this for a fact?  College entrance exam scores have been on the decline.  Testing at all grade levels reflect growing percentages of students who are underachieving academically.

It is not just IQ scores.

     Yes, methodology for evaluation of IQ scores is constantly being "fine tuned" to give a more accurate assessment of the subject's placement within the group of their peers. Also, experience has shown that cultural, linguistic, and environmental factors influence scores and reformulating tests to better align with the subject group's life experience tweaks outcomes to show that those outside the mainstream culture are closer to the overall average than results of the more usual tests might seem to indicate.

     A similar phenomenon may account for college test scores' decline. When I took these exams many years ago, a sizeable minority of my high-school classmates weren't interested in college and didn't bother to take the tests (even in a well-to-do, education-oriented community) while today it seems everyone wants to go to college and so takes the tests. Perhaps you have some information as to the causes of the declines you mention?

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Looks as though he left the thread. He was referring to my alleged youth in another thread, too.

Or, maybe he got muted. When I was muted by a bot for quoting someone who called himself a donkey (using a name that began jack…), all my posts disappeared.

Guessing around 100

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Think about this: the IQ of a person that was just born is 100. The average IQ of the citizens of the USA is 98. Somehow they get dumber. The average IQ of China, for example, is . My IQ is 168 (as of right now). You do not know the specific IQs of each person. However, in my next post, I will have a good idea.

You can use data to solve this question.

For example, if you somehow got the percentages of the 120 million something members' countries, and take the average of each country and apply it to the average of your question, you could hypothetically get your answer. 

However, according to much research that was tested many times, playing and learning chess is helpful to the brain, so you may as well add 6 points to your end result.

But then you have to take into consideration: some accounts are inactive, are alts, or just shadows of what was before they either voluntarily closed their account or got banned. Chess.com still keeps those number on its scoreboards because it looks good for them. 

In the end, we do not absolutely need to know the answer to this forum question. This may be due to the Streisand effect, the original creator wanted to know.

Sorry for sending so many posts in this one forum.

Wow

@Psicojova you said "Wow" in 2 forums that I posted in. This one and "My School Just Banned Chess.com"

And the rarest achievements forum.

were using a different website the colors are different

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were using a different website the colors are different

that's most likely because you're either using a theme or you're on dark mode.

Your device may vary, as may your browser, but it is the same website: chess.com.

The box is there.