tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829010585158074374.post6078745655054195204..comments2023-10-22T06:52:56.094-07:00Comments on Analytical Otaku: Ultimate Nerd Test!Lianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222608150854813504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829010585158074374.post-62119945152512529612013-03-15T06:32:28.316-07:002013-03-15T06:32:28.316-07:00That is an absolutely brilliant idea. It would def...That is an absolutely brilliant idea. It would definitely be less-biased than my test. You should make it, and than post a link, because I would love to see a test like that. Lianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222608150854813504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829010585158074374.post-62552685231089868182013-03-14T20:32:22.482-07:002013-03-14T20:32:22.482-07:00many nerds specialize. nerds are "overly inte...many nerds specialize. nerds are "overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired". this test can't quantify the depth of nerdiness.<br />i suggest:<br />give 3 tests, each on the scale of 0-100, with the final score equal to the weighted average of all three tests, with the highest individual test score receiving a weight of 5, the second highest receiving 3, and the lowest receiving 2.<br />the first test regards social impairment, and will evaluate the subject's physical connection or disconnection to society and the internet, as well as interpersonal relationships, physical appearance, physical aspects that are not related to the subject's hobby.<br />the second test will regard intellect. this is not an IQ test. it should focus on determining how much trivia the subject knows about their hobby and how much or little the subject knows about the outside world(there will be a subtest for each particular obsession. on these 4-answer multiple choice subtests, a correct answer gains 5 points, an incorrect answer loses 2 points, no answer gains no points. the subtest with the highest score will be chosen and the rest invalidated. the subtests will be interleaved so that any two consecutive questions will be from different subtests). it will also evaluate how experienced the subject is with using technology.<br />the third test will regard the obsession. first it must evaluate the subject's psychology: how much does the subject value time, money(subject's salary multiplied by their desire to work), socialization(friends and family), love, their career, and anything that might serve as a real incentive to the subject outside of their hobby. this data will be compared to the amount of time and money the subject spends on their hobby, in effect measuring how much hypothetical real-life fulfillment the subject sacrifices.<br /><br />each individual test will be curved to a area-wide average before being normalized to 100Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com