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Test type: 

Role-specific skills

Administration time: 

10 minutes

Difficulty level: 

Intermediate

Number of questions: 

12 questions per test, 93 in the test bank

Test type: 

Role-specific skills

Administration time: 

10 minutes

Difficulty level: 

Intermediate

Number of questions: 

12 questions per test, 93 in the test bank

Scoring benchmarks

Benchmarks are available for various education levels (ranging from some high school education to Master’s degree or higher), business functions (from administrative to software development), and seniority levels (junior to senior).

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Psychometric properties of the Accounting (Intermediate) test

The metrics reported below are based on a sample size (N) of at least 1,000 candidates unless indicated otherwise.

Reliability: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = .64

Face validity: Candidates rated this test as accurately measuring their skills (average score of 3.84 out of 5.00).

Criterion-related validity: Candidates with higher scores on this test received higher average ratings from the hiring team during the selection process (r = .38, N = 305).

For an in-depth look at interpreting test results, please take a look at our Science series articles: How to interpret test fact sheets (part 1): Reliability, and How to interpret test fact sheets (part 2): Validity.

For an explanation of the various terms, please refer to our Science glossary.

Reliability and validity	Sufficient data available	Analyses and checks conducted	Outcome
Reliability	✔	✔	Acceptable
Content validity	✔	✔	Acceptable
Face validity	✔	✔	Acceptable
Construct validity	✔	✔	Acceptable
Criterion-related validity	✔	✔	Acceptable
Group differences
Age differences	Pending	Pending	Pending
Gender differences	✔	✔	Acceptable
Ethnicity differences	Pending	Pending	Pending

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