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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The IQ scores of the five members of the Jackson family are 100, 82, 104, 96, and 118. What is the range of these scores?
A
6
B
14
C
36
D
48
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The IQ scores of the five members of the Duluth family are 100, 82, 104, 96, and 118.

Detailed explanation-2: -The original formula for calculating the intelligence quotient (IQ) was mental age ÷ chronological age × 100. Because Cecilee is the only one whose mental age is greater than her chronological age, she is the only one with an IQ greater than 100.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Binet-Simon test was first published in 1905. Lewis Terman (1877-1956) standardized the Simon-Binet test on a large sample of U.S. children, creating the Stanford-Binet test of intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Correct answer: An illusory correlation occurs when someone thinks that two variables are related, but they are actually not (they have a correlation of 0).

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