90 second test
The April edition of Smart Money has an article about a 90 second test, called the Congnitive Recognition Test (CRT), developed by Shane Frederick of MIT "that seems to predict whether you will be good at things like managing money." I wonder what our legislators would score? That would be interesting.
Anyway, the three questions of the test are:
1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball costs?
2) If it takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
3) In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
The highest average score came from tests given at MIT - 2.18. The lowest (at least the lowest shown in the table of results) - University of Toledo - .57. The overall average was 1.24.
There are some interesting results. If you get a minute glance at the PDF. Probably the most interesting thing is that men scored significantly higher on the test (average 1.47 vs 1.03). As Frederick put it "these items measure something that men have more of."
The answers are in white following on the next line. To see them highlight the text.
1) 5 cents 2) five minutes 3) 47 days.
Anyway, the three questions of the test are:
1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball costs?
2) If it takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
3) In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
The highest average score came from tests given at MIT - 2.18. The lowest (at least the lowest shown in the table of results) - University of Toledo - .57. The overall average was 1.24.
There are some interesting results. If you get a minute glance at the PDF. Probably the most interesting thing is that men scored significantly higher on the test (average 1.47 vs 1.03). As Frederick put it "these items measure something that men have more of."
The answers are in white following on the next line. To see them highlight the text.
1) 5 cents 2) five minutes 3) 47 days.
posted by Nick Howard at 3:26 PM
2 Comments:
Why is number 3 47?
I read the whole PDF and I never saw the answer.
Shouldnt it be 39?
Doh! You're right. I typed 40 on accident when it should have been 48. Of course, 39 would be the correct answer for what is there now. I guess I should proof read a little better. Good catch!
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