Editorial policy

Two things: tests, and guides that explain what test scores mean. Both follow the same standard. A reader should be able to check any number we state, and should never come away thinking a LifeScore result is more than it is.

• No claim without a source. A figure either comes from a named source or is calculated by the code that runs our tests. If we cannot back a claim, we cut it.
• Estimates are labelled. Percentiles, AFQT and ATI levels from a practice test are estimates, and every method page says what each one assumes.
• No invented people. No made-up experts, reviewers, testimonials or quotes. Pages are credited to the LifeScore Editorial Team unless a named, real person did the work.

For claims about intelligence and testing we prefer, in order: peer-reviewed studies and meta-analyses, standard textbooks and the professional testing standards, test publishers' own documentation about their own tests, and official government pages. Encyclopaedia pages are used only for definitions and widely agreed conventions, such as the bands of the IQ scale.

Before a source goes on the site we confirm it exists and says what we use it for. Each one carries the date we last checked it. Where studies disagree, we say so rather than picking the convenient one. Numbered references on a page link to its reference list, and every source we cite is gathered on the sources page.

Facts about a real exam (question counts, time limits, scoring scales) come from the publisher or the official body. Where only candidates' reports exist, such as typical pass marks, we label them as reports.

Pages are planned around one question a reader is asking, answered near the top, then explained. We write in plain English and define every technical term the first time it appears.

We use AI writing tools to help draft guides and practice questions. We edit what they produce, and the rules on this page apply to it exactly as they do to anything else: claims need a source, and every question needs exactly one right answer. Questions with computed answers, such as number series and data tables, are generated and solved by code, and automated tests confirm each one has exactly one right answer. Where a test's questions were checked by an extra independent pass, its method page says so.

The date next to "Reviewed" under a page title is the last time someone on our team re-read that page against its sources and, for test pages, against the code that scores the test. "Updated" marks pages such as this one that we change as the site changes. Neither is a claim of clinical or expert review.

When a qualified outside reviewer, such as a chartered or licensed psychologist, checks a page, the byline will name them with their credentials and link here, and their profile will appear below. We only name reviewers who have agreed to be named and have actually reviewed the page.

No outside expert has reviewed LifeScore content yet. Our method status table tracks this alongside the other checks we have not done yet.

If something on LifeScore is wrong, we want to know. That includes a wrong figure, a source that does not say what we claim, a broken link, and a test question with no right answer or two of them.

To report a mistake, email support@lifescoretest.com with "Correction" in the subject. Tell us the page address, what is wrong, and, if you can, a source. For a test question, describe the question, since every test draws a different set.

What happens next. A person reads every report, and we aim to reply within five working days. If we agree, we fix the page, update its date, and record the fix in the change log, with what was wrong and what we changed. If we disagree, we tell you why. We do not quietly change a page that someone has reported.

The change log already lists the mistakes we have found ourselves, including expert bylines that were not real people and claims we could not support.

LifeScore is operated by TripMemo LTD and paid for by readers who unlock their results or buy practice packs, as described on our about page. What we write about a test is decided by the editorial rules on this page. We are not affiliated with Mensa, Criteria Corp, Wonderlic, ATI, SHL or the U.S. Department of Defense, and naming their tests does not imply their endorsement.

LifeScore is educational. Our tests are not medical or psychological assessments and cannot diagnose a learning difficulty, an intellectual disability or any other condition. If you are worried about your own or a child's development or memory, talk to a doctor or a qualified psychologist. If you are in distress, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line.