Scoring guide

What is an IQ-style score?

An IQ-style score is an educational estimate based on how someone performs on reasoning tasks. It is not the same as a clinical IQ score from a licensed professional, but it can be useful for understanding how you handled patterns, numbers, words, spatial puzzles, and time pressure in a structured challenge.

What goes into the score?

MindMetric IQ uses three main signals: whether the answer was correct, how difficult the question was, and how long the answer took. Accuracy is the base. Speed only helps when the answer is correct, because a fast wrong answer should not look better than a slower correct one.

Why include percentile?

A raw score tells you how many points you earned. A percentile tells you how that result compares with other scored sessions. For example, ranking higher than 70% of scored sessions means your result performed better than 70 out of 100 comparable sessions.

What should I do with my result?

Use it as feedback. Look at the answer review, see which categories were strongest, and notice whether mistakes came from speed, attention, or the underlying rule. That is where the value of the report becomes practical.