Purpose

The Real IQ test aims to provide an advanced online intelligence assessment tool, designed for superior accuracy, supported by state-of-the-art technology to deliver a reliable and tamper-proof standard. Our methodology is recognized and has been featured in publications by esteemed institutions like Yale, MIT, Harvard, USC, among others.

Direction

Our mission is to establish a consistent, transparent, and precise benchmark for individuals worldwide to assess their intelligence in a fair manner. This test is the result of contributions from tens of thousands of experts enthusiasts from the CognitiveTesting and IQTesting communities on Reddit.

Pledges to Fairness

• Developing culturally neutral tests: We design questions that are straightforward and minimally reliant on academic backgrounds, effectively minimizing cultural bias.
• Providing a diverse array of abstract questions: Our vast question bank is continually updated to prevent memorization, offering fair access to users globally.
• Ensuring free access to your results: We do not employ a pay-for-subscription model for ongoing test result access, which we believe could restrict access to those unable to afford such fees, thus maintaining ethical standards and equal opportunity for all test takers.

Pledges to Integrity (Baseline Setting Phase)

During the baseline setting phase, we enforced specific anti-cheating measures:

• Monitoring for window/screen switching to detect cheating behaviors.
• Detecting repeated test attempts from the same IP to ensure unique entries.

While these protocols were essential in establishing a sound baseline, they are not active during regular test-taking to ensure a non-intrusive and user-friendly experience.

Pledges to Accuracy

• Regular updates to our question bank: We add new and retire less effective questions to preserve the test’s relevance and accuracy.
• Enhancing question precision: We continually refine questions to improve the accuracy of the intelligence assessments.
• We utilize advanced psychometric models to ensure the precision of our assessments. Specifically, we focus on the Rasch and the two-parameter logistic (2PL) item response theory models. The Rasch model, with its singular focus on item difficulty, is perfectly suited for tests requiring uniform difficulty across items, enhancing the comparability of results. The 2PL model adds an additional layer by considering both the difficulty and the discrimination ability of each item, allowing for a nuanced understanding of test-taker performance especially in diverse item pools. This combination of models enables us to maintain a high standard of assessment accuracy and fairness.

Test Structure and Scoring Methodology

The test consists of 100 questions with a 50-minute time limit, designed to provide a fair and accurate evaluation:

• Maintaining a consistent difficulty level throughout each section to ensure a stable assessment of intelligence.
• Raw and IQ Score Calculation: Correct answers compile a raw score, which is calibrated against our test-taker population to compute the IQ score, centered around a median of 100.

Professional Test Design

This test has been meticulously crafted under the direct supervision of Doctorate-level Psychometrics Testing Specialists. Our team includes experts in the field of psychological assessment, ensuring that each question is scientifically validated and adheres to the highest standards of test construction. This professional oversight guarantees that our assessments are not only fair and unbiased but also accurate and reliable for measuring true cognitive abilities.