Statistics of Reason Behind Multiple-Choice

© November 2008 Paul Cooijmans

Norms

Scores

37 *
58 *
63 *
85 *
95 *
97 *
104 *
112 *
115 *
119 *
126.5 *
133 *
134 *
136 *
139 *
147 **
149 *
153 *
155 *
156 **
158 *
162 *
165 *
168 *
172 **
176 *
177 *

Correlation with other tests

Test#cor
Cooijmans On-Line Test50.94
The Test To End All Tests50.90
Reason300.80
The Final Test90.74
Qoymans Multiple-Choice #4300.74
Cartoons of Shock50.69
Associative LIMIT Test100.63
Space, Time and Hyperspace60.62
Genius Association Test110.60
Spatial Insight Test90.58
Lieshout International Mesospheric Intelligence Test160.56
Cooijmans Intelligence Test - Form 2130.54
Test For Genius - Revision 2004150.51
Verbal section of Test For Genius - Revision 2004150.49
Test of Shock and Awe50.42
Spatial section of Test For Genius - Revision 2004150.40
Numbers50.40
Culture Fair Numerical Spatial Examination - Final version50.18
Logima Strictica 3680.10
Strict Logic Sequences Exam I70.07
Strict Logic Spatial Exam 486-0.41

Weighted average of correlations: 0.557

Conservatively estimated minimum g loading: 0.75

Ranking in above table is based on the unrounded correlations. All available data is present in this table, no tests are left out except for those with less than 5 score pairs. All known pairs are used to obtain the true, honest statistics; Correlations are not artificially inflated by leaving out ceiling scores, outliers or other anomalies.

National medians

Country# ScoresMedian score
Finland3162.0
United_Kingdom2149.0
Greece2141.3
United_States11115.0
Turkey295.0
Sweden290.0

For reasons of privacy, only countries with 2 or more candidates are included in this table. Ranking is based on the medians, and then alphabetic.

Correlation with personal details

Personalia#cor
Gifted Adult's Inventory of Aspergerisms30.97
PSIA Cruel140.35
PSIA Cold140.32
Father's educational level290.31
Is resident of the European Union150.27
PSIA Neurotic140.22
Mother's educational level300.21
Year of birth300.21
PSIA Introverted140.20
PSIA Deviance factor200.14
PSIA System factor (phased out)70.14
PSIA Rare140.12
Number of characters in candidate's name as registered300.11
PSIA Antisocial140.06
PSIA Rational140.00
PSIA Aspergoid14-0.01
PSIA Ethics factor20-0.08
PSIA Orderly14-0.09
PSIA True14-0.11
Disorders (own)30-0.17
PSIA Just14-0.18
Observed behaviour is good10-0.22
PSIA Extreme14-0.33
Educational level30-0.36
Disorders (parents and siblings)30-0.40
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales3-0.99

Correlation with national I.Q.s

Correlation of this test with national average I.Q.s published by Lynn and Vanhanen:

Estimated g factor loadings Upward and Downward of specific scores

In parentheses the number of score pairs on which that estimated g factor loading is based. The Upward and Downward values are calculated including the pertinent score itself. It is normal that g factor loadings go down when the range is restricted like this, but careful study of the Upward and Downward columns may reveal possible scores below or above which the test loses validity altogether.

ScoreUpward (n)Downward (n)
37.71 (274)NaN (0)
97.70 (202).69 (24)
117.54 (157).64 (49)
127.13 (127).51 (73)
147-.11 (88).71 (129)
157.11 (29).74 (194)
167.53 (10).75 (212)
172.42 (8).73 (256)
177NaN (0).71 (274)

It can be seen in this table that there may be problems with the test's validity in about the raw score range 120 to 160. This is mainly due to the Q.M.C. #4 and to a somewhat lesser extent to Reason (as shown by partly yet unpublished statistics). In an attempt to improve this, revisions have been made to both subtests, the most drastic of which concerning the Q.M.C. #4. The revised version of the R.B.M.C. can be taken even if one has already taken this original version.

Other statistics

See the reports for the subtests Qoymans Multiple-Choice #4 and Reason.