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> And the questions are as inarticulate / ambiguous as you'd expect from a "political" or "social sciences" quiz Nothing wrong with it. Your way to interpret a
by ordu 4y ago
> And the questions are as inarticulate / ambiguous as you'd expect from a "political" or "social sciences" quiz
Nothing wrong with it. Your way to interpret a question can tell a lot about you. Though I agree it would be fun if the pedantic way of asking clarifying questions back was treated on its own. But I'm not sure it is possible in all cases.
> Taking the test I feel like I'm trying to read the test authors' mind, rather than probing my own.
Just relax and answer questions.
> I doubt the test authors really took into account that it's mostly a coin toss between "Strongly agree" and "Strongly disagree" (or "Neutral hesitant"?), even on the same question for the same person.
I don't know about this particular test, but good tests are robust, i.e. they give the same result on the same person. There are some tricks to measure robustness (for example, just give the test twice is not a good measure) but it is measured and reported in articles proposing new tests.
How these tests works is a magic, i.e. sufficiently advanced technology. There is a lot of work and research goes into really good ones. The trouble is you need a certification to reliable interpret results of such tests.
- guntherhermann 4y ago> Just relax and answer questions. It is good to be inquisitive, this is HN, being curious is in our nature :) > How these tests works is a magic Is it not a multiple-choice with a vector given to each answer, add them up and you get an x,y? If not, why not?
- ordu 4y ago> It is good to be inquisitive, this is HN, being curious is in our nature :) Yeah, but as I see it, if you wonder does this test work or not, you'd better try to play by its rules, which are: just relax and answer questions. Then you need to find a description of those dimensions, how authors of test define them, what do they mean. And the last step is to interpret results and to compare with the reality. Then you'll find something about this test. At the very least you'll know does it work for you. > Is it not a multiple-choice with a vector given to each answer, add them up and you get an x,y? It is easy to do math of a test, but it is hard to make a good test.