Qoymans Automatic Test #2

© Paul Cooijmans

Introduction

This was an automatically scored test that was in use years ago. A number of people reported their score voluntarily, so these scores may not be representative as many other scores must have remained unreported. Also, it was possible to take the test repeatedly. Item statistics were not collected.

Scores on Qoymans Automatic Test #2 as of 12 February 2023

Contents type: Verbal, numerical, spatial, logical.   Period: 2002-2005

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8 ***
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12 ****

Correlation of Qoymans Automatic Test #2 with other mental ability tests

Test name n r
Evens40.87
Space, Time, and Hyperspace60.82
Queendom Culture Fair40.67
Tests by Nicolas Elenas (aggregate)60.64
Qoymans Multiple-Choice #270.53
Qoymans Automatic Test #1310.47
Unknown and miscellaneous tests150.40
Qoymans Multiple-Choice #450.26
International High IQ Society tests (aggregate)70.08
The Final Test50.03
Qoymans Multiple-Choice #18-0.04
Tests by Greg Grove (aggregate)7-0.16
Non-Verbal Cognitive Performance Examination (Xavier Jouve)4-0.41
Qoymans Multiple-Choice #36-0.43

Weighted average of correlations: 0.311 (N = 115, weighted sum = 36)

Estimated g factor loading: 0.56

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 4 score pairs. All known pairs are used, including possible floor/ceiling scores or outliers.

Estimated loadings of Qoymans Automatic Test #2 on particular item types

These are estimated g factor loadings, but against homogeneous tests (containing only particular item types) as opposed to non-compound heterogeneous tests. Although tending to surprise the lay person, it is not uncommon for tests to have high loadings on item types they do not actually contain themselves. Such loadings reflect the empirical fact that most tests for mental abilities measure primarily g, regardless of their contents; that the major part of test score variance is caused by g, and only a minor part by factors germane to particular item types. It is of key importance to understand that this is a fact of nature, a natural phenomenon, and not something that was built into the tests by the test constructors.

Typeng loading of Qoymans Automatic Test #2 on that type
Verbal310.27
Numerical40.93
Spatial60.91
Heterogeneous350.61

N = 76

Compound tests have been left out of this table to avoid overlap.

Balanced g loading = 0.68

National medians for Qoymans Automatic Test #2

Country n median score
Germany311.0
United_States611.0
Netherlands59.0

For reasons of privacy, only countries with 3 or more candidates are included in this table. Ranking is based on the medians, and then alphabetic.

Correlation with national I.Q.'s of Qoymans Automatic Test #2

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

Correlation of Qoymans Automatic Test #2 with personal details

Personalia n r
Year of birth160.49
Disorders (parents and siblings)110.35
Disorders (own)130.23
Gifted Adult's Inventory of Aspergerisms70.19
Educational level12-0.02
Sex35-0.08
Mother's educational level11-0.14
Father's educational level10-0.16
Observed behaviour4-0.52

Estimated g factor loadings for restricted ranges

In parentheses the number of score pairs on which that estimated g factor loading is based. The goal of this is to verify the hypothesis that g becomes less important, accounts for a smaller proportion of the variance, at higher I.Q. levels. The mere fact of restricting the range like this also depresses the g loading compared to computing it over the test's full range, so it would be normal for these values to be lower than the test's full-range g loading.

Below 1st quartile0.69 (22)
Below median0.51 (47)
Above median0.41 (82)
Above 3rd quartile0.46 (47)

Overall test quality