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Re: Color Test

#21

Took about 5 minutes - got a 14 - and now I see spots. I wouldn't mind seeing a gaussian distribution on the overall results - I also wouldnt mind having access to all the data :)

I had the same thing, I got a 15 and I started seeing illusions like each box changing size based on its color.

Re: Color Test

#22
post #20

That is a bad designed test, for all the reasons you learn in psychology when talking about experimental test design. Most importantly: How is this thing scored? Imagine you have everything but one block in the right order. Now every element following that false positioned block is one apart from the right position. Are they now wrong as well? Or are they scored as correct as they are in the correct order in itself?…

Most likely you could score with a levenshtein distance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance

Re: Color Test

#23

Sure hope if you are using a CRT you are using a colour corrected monitor! [1] 1. http://www.gballard.net/psd/go_live_page_profile/embeddedJPE...

Also remember to turn off f.lux!

Re: Color Test

#24
From what I understand the score should be in the range [0, 99], but I got that on the result page:

> Best score for your gender and age range: -160

> Highest score for your gender and age range: 444445389

A bug, I assume.

Re: Color Test

#26

Took about 5 minutes - got a 14 - and now I see spots. I wouldn't mind seeing a gaussian distribution on the overall results - I also wouldnt mind having access to all the data :)

Yeah, sounds about right. Got 11... and the spots are making me feel like I'm about to be diagnosed with some kind of disorder :)

Re: Color Test

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post #23

Sure hope if you are using a CRT you are using a colour corrected monitor! [1] 1. http://www.gballard.net/psd/go_live_page_profile/embeddedJPE...

Also remember to turn off f.lux!

That shouldn't make a difference. If anything, it should help as it would better match your screen to the ambient light, allowing you to make better choices.

I've heard a lot of people in graphics who use f.lux or redshift only to turn it off when they do graphics work, but I find more accurate results if it is left on. This calls for another experiment!

Re: Color Test

#28
With the latest Chrome on Windows, it wouldn't let me drag anything. When I hit "score test" without changing a thing, it said I was perfect.

Re: Color Test

#30

From what I understand the score should be in the range [0, 99], but I got that on the result page: > Best score for your gender and age range: -160 > Highest score for your gender and age range: 444445389 A bug, I assume.

I have the feeling they aren't checking the input, so anyone could probably POST them some results, and it will put it into the DB. Speaking of which, BRB, let me see if I can lower it to -200
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