Scores are skewed and do not reflect ones actual IQ

I usually dont write reviews, but I felt obligated to write one for this application so other people wont be deceived by this app. After you finish a test, the app does not tell you what you got wrong, or what percentage you got, only a certificate that tells you what your "Brain Test score" is, which you shouldnt confuse with your IQ score. The Brain Test scores are skewed to reflect a higher IQ score. The actual IQ test is scaled so that the scores form a normal distribution curve with a standard deviation of 15 and the mean at 100. This means that a score of 130 should indicate that you are in the 95% percentile, and a score of 132 (which is also the approximate entrance score for Mensa) means that you are in the 98% percentile. Even though I am normally tested to have an IQ of 125 or so, my "Brain Test score" was a 150, which is twice the standard deviations away from the mean (note: a factor of two in standard deviations is huge). Being skeptical about my score and the test, I redid the test picking the first answer each time. Surprisingly enough (not really), my score was a 68, which is less standard deviations away from the mean than my previous score. Assuming the Brain Test score is equal to ones IQ, that means that for every person with the same score as me, there are hundreds of people scoring lower than if they took the test without looking at the questions. I find this very hard to believe.

On the positive note, since I am not actually as cynical as I may seem, some of the training questions are pretty nice, until you start seeing the same questions from previous tests over and over again. This app is also pretty aesthetically pleasing and good at boosting your self esteem.

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