Distributions of IQ scores are normally distributed because
a. the underlying quality being tested – intelligence – is normally distributed
b. IQ tests are designed to produce in normal distributions
c. there is no cultural bias in the tests
d. they reflect the natural distribution of intelligence: human beings are genetically programmed to have an average intelligence of about 100.
b
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