Which one of the following statements most accurately characterizes IQ scores?
A)In the range of scores between 90 and 110,more people get a score of 110 than any other score.
B)If you divide an IQ score by 2,you get a person's percentile rank on the intelligence test from which the score was obtained.
C)The average score is 100,with equal numbers of people getting every score between 70 and 130.
D)The average score is 100,with many people getting scores near 100 and fewer people getting scores farther away.

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IQ scores are typically distributed in a bell curve (normal distribution) with an average score of 100. Most people score near the average, with fewer people scoring significantly higher or lower.

Which One of the Following Statements Most Accurately Characterizes IQ