Are most people thick sheep ?

[Markymark]

Half of the population have a below average IQ.

That depends on how you define average as there’s a number of ways.

 

[classic33]

That depends on how you define average as there’s a number of ways.

And you're above.

 

[yello]

What's IQ got to do with being duped?

 

[KneesUp]

That depends on how you define average as there’s a number of ways.

I think IQ has a normal distribution (bell-curve) which means that the mean, median, and mode are equal.

 

[I like Skol]

I think IQ has a normal distribution (bell-curve) which means that the mean, median, and mode are equal.

I understand that, do I win?

 

[Dirk]

Half of the population have a below average IQ.

Not true.
Outlyer exceptions will distort the median.

 

[I like Skol]

Not true.
Outlyer exceptions will distort the median.

Are there not outliers in either direction, therefore balancing the curve?

 

[Chris S]

I use booking.com and sort my own flights out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48179984

Are you covered if the hotel or airline cease trading?

 

[Dirk]

Are there not outliers in either direction, therefore balancing the curve?

Dunno, but it sounded good when I thought of it.
Seriously though. If you take 9 people with very low IQ and 1 with very high IQ the number below the average gets skewed.
Eg. 9 x 1 plus 1 x 10 = 19. The average is 1.9. This means that 90% are below average.

 

[I like Skol]

Dunno, but it sounded good when I thought of it.

After posting my comment I thought a bit more deeply and decided I was probably wrong. I'm not familiar with how the I.Q scale works but assume you can only go as low as zero, while the clever ones can be infinitely clever, thus upsetting the perfect bell curve distribution. I'm sure someone cleverer than me (or more studied in maths and statistics) will be along shortly to enlighten us both.....?

 

[Dirk]

After posting my comment I thought a bit more deeply and decided I was probably wrong. I'm not familiar with how the I.Q scale works but assume you can only go as low as zero, while the clever ones can be infinitely clever, thus upsetting the perfect bell curve distribution. I'm sure someone cleverer than me (or more studied in maths and statistics) will be along shortly to enlighten us both.....?

See example above.

 

[Crackle]

And, where are sheep on the bell curve and, where is the link between gullibility, naivety and intelligence on the bell curve. And, so many ands, I though it was thick as mince. Now is mince beef or lamb?

 

[derrick]

Would have thought more to do with common sense rather than IQ.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Slightly OT as it was a bank scam rather than a holiday scam, the father of a colleague a 63 year old, who up until retiring had a very responsible job was conned into moving £39K from his bank account into another, luckily just as he did it he called his bank in his mobile whilst still having the scammers on the landline. They confirmed it wasn't them on the other line but it was too late the money had already been transferred, it was 2 very agonising days before they agreed to refund him the whole amount back. This was a intelligent man who for some unknown reason that even he can't work out fell hook, line & sinker for it, so be very careful saying it will never happen to you.

 

[Jimidh]

My mate and his wife got caught out last summer when they arrived at the villa they had booked online to find it was a private house.

He showed me the villa online before he went and it looked ideal as did the website.

My mate and his wife both university educated and have booked umpteen of these types of trips previously so certainly not gullible sheep.