Are You Smarter Than The Average Doper.

In My Humble Opinion
1

One on one, it is pretty easy to tell if you are smarter or dumber. If you aren’t sure you may as well call it even.

What I would ask you to do is compare yourself to the average doper and dopers in general and then rate yourself as honestly as possible as follows. No need for modesty or blowing your own horn as this poll is private.
Significantly Below Average for a doper
Below Average for a doper
Average for a doper
Above Average for a Doper
Significantly Above Average for a Doper.

I would expect if everyone is accurate that we should end up with a normal distribution centred on average. Lets see.

Poll coming.

2

I’d say about average.

3

I am going to laugh so hard if the results skew above average.

4

I went with average but it’s kinda hard to tell. The frame of reference of most dopers is different enough to my own that I’m not really sure about the smartness level of many people here. There are some notable posters that ooze both analytical prowess and booksmarts galore but I shan’t inflate egos by naming and shaming any of them. They tend to stand out.

5

They’re almost guaranteed to - pretty much all polls with response options like this come out with the average respondant thinking they’re above average.

6

in the general population of the real world, I can without blushing say that i am signifigantly above average intellegence in a wide variety of feilds.

In the straight dope, that makes me pretty average.

I come here to feel average, and sometimes even awed.

7

Apparently my IQ is around 133

Where does that put me in the Poll?

8

I strive for SDMB mediocrity and I think I achieve it.

9

Comfortably average around here, I’d say.

10

Hey, who’s the other dumb chick? We should get together and stare blankly at each other. :slight_smile:

11

I’m Lake Wobegon average!

12

This is a tough one, since everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I based my answer on what I see in Great Debates, while not always perfect, some of the regulars seem to be highly intelligent. Thus I am average.

13

“Back in LA, I was always the weirdest guy in the room. Then I come over here and I’m not even in the Top Ten.”

–Robert Downey Jr. - Air America
I know just how he feels.

14

I think I’m below average for a Doper. Above average for the Great Unwashed, but below average for you bunch of big brains.

otternell, I’m not sure I’d go by what you see in Great Debates - a pathological inability to let anything go is not necessarily a sign of great intelligence. :slight_smile:

15

This.

Although I do feel pretty average around here, that’s not why I visit; I enjoy satisfying my curiosity (and occasionally providing interesting info for others).

16

General population: I’d say above to significantly above.

Dopers: Average. There are a lot of smart folks around here, even with the occasional wingnut or fruitbat skewing things downward. :slight_smile:

17

Another average man here.

And I’m in good company.

18

Average. Almost went below average.

19

I really waffled between average and above average. While there are some really smart folks here on the dope, there are also some really really mind numbingly dumb ones.

So, I had to weigh how much smarter I am than the dumb ones against how much dumber I am than the smart ones.

Tough call.

20

I put significantly below average. I’m typing this by pounding my head against the keyboard and drooling on the mouse.