Evaluation of statistical infrequency

- real world application : statistical infrequency can be used in clinical practice to diagnose and assess severity of disorders. for example, intellectual disability is considered when IQ is below 70 - statistical infrequency is also a very objective measure, this better than the other definitions that depend on the subjective opinion of a clinician - unusual characteristics can be positive. being very high on the IQ spectrum does not make you abnormal. suggesting that this is only a partial definition of abnormality