ok i missed a lot of fun today, but holy crap. First HA is attributing performance on IQ tests and SAT's to luck more than ability. That said he changed the context of my post from IQ to SAT Then he has made an arse out of himself some more by digging himself deeper in the hole, especially by getting into another childish argument w/ Tom/BJ
HA scoring a certain score on a test is a measure of ability, especially on the SAT, since you lose points for taking unreasonable guesses. So, Luck has very little to do with the SAT. Now, with an IQ test, you will not score high if you use a lot of uneducated guess. therefore luck has relative no freaking value of impact on a test. Thus, the scoring is based on your ability and will vary very little because your ability is contingent on what you know and are capable of. So, the expected outcome for either of these tests on a retest should be what the test taker scored before.
Now if the test taker add more education to their memory banks before retesting, the expected outcome is to jump up slightly. So, suck on those apples