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Originally Posted by whswhs
Yes, I see that x 20 better fits the Wikipedia estimate. On the other hand, if you have IQ 15 and put 1 point into Speed-Reading that gives you 720 wpm, which goes to 864 wpm if you start with x25; and the Wikipedia article also says that the top 1% read around 1000 wpm. You're trying to use the product of two linear functions to approximate something that is likely more complex, so you won't get a perfect fit. I don't see a big problem with being 25% high, but if it bothers you, it's really trivial to change to x20, at the price of making really high reading speeds less common.
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FWIW, I still used a linear relationship dependent on IQ for base reading speed and applied a bonus based on Speed Reading, but I deviated a bit from IQx25. It seems to get a pretty good fit with the research I read, both at lower and higher reading speeds. Admittedly, it's not as simple or graceful as just a straight IQ x k relationship.