An Analysis of the Binet Test of Naming Words

years and sixth months. The I.Qs. ranged from 50 to 110 with a median I.Q. of 70. There were 90 children with a mental age between eight and nine years and 110 children with a mental age between nine and ten years. The actual responses given by the children were taken down in shorthand by the examiner. An alphabetical tabulation was then prepared, making it possible to ascertain how many times each word was repeated by the group. The words occurring most frequently are given in the order of their frequency in the following table. The table also shows the per cent of the entire group giving each word.