This article describes the technical properties of our Norwegian norm groups such as their size, context, and job level, for all three levels of assessment.
All tests on our assessment platform are norm-referenced. This means that a candidate's score on a test is compared with a large representative group of people who have taken that test before - this group is referred to as the “comparison group” or “norm group”.
Clevry allows you to choose which comparison group you would like to use for each of your assessments. We have general composite norm groups available for all assessments (detailed in this document), along with some sector specific ones. We can also offer bespoke comparison groups for those organisations with larger volumes of candidates (150+) who would like to use their own internal benchmarks. Please get in touch with a member of the team for more information about this.
The system then uses this comparison from norm groups to convert raw test scores into a Sten score ranging from 1-10. Each of our reports provide full guidance on how to interpret these scores, but please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.
We review our norm groups regularly to ensure they are up to date, following best practice guidelines from the British Psychological Society and the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. Norm groups updated within the last 10 years are considered to be of Excellent standard, and at Clevry we are proud to uphold such standards.
Listed below are the technical properties of each of our general composite norm groups:
Clevry Personality Questionnaire (CPQ)
Sammensatt Ykressammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample is comprised of a diverse group of between 150 - 179 individuals who completed
Clevry Personality Questionnaires in Norwegian between 2018 and 2019.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment and development processes for a range of roles including: consultants, accountants, auditors, managers, recruiters, leadership (incl. executive level), account managers, directors, project managers, operations, sales personnel, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: financial services, operations, management, engineering, consulting services, HR, recruitment and more.
*Note: Due to the flexible nature of the Clevry Personality Questionnaires, the comparison group is comprised of individuals who have completed a range of different questionnaires, meaning comparisons are made by looking at the distribution of scores at the scale level. This means that reported characteristics of the comparison group reflect the range across all 46 scales that make up the CPQ library.
Utopia Ability Test Series
Expert Verbal Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 11,986 individuals who completed the Utopia verbal
critical reasoning test in English between 2014 and 2019.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: consultants, graduates, accountants, managers, apprentices, leadership (incl. executive level), engineers, surveyors, academics, analysts, controllers, account managers, directors, lawyers, researchers, project managers, auditors, operations, coaches, sales personnel, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, legal, financial services, marketing, IT services, transport, engineering, construction, education & training, retail, leisure & hospitality, consulting services, media, healthcare, HR, recruitment, manufacturing & production, and more.
Expert Numerisk Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 10,508 individuals who completed the Utopia
numerical critical reasoning test in English between 2015 and 2019.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: consultants, graduates, accountants, managers, apprentices, leadership (incl. executive level), engineers, analysts, controllers, account managers, directors, lawyers, researchers, project managers, auditors, operations, coaches, sales personnel, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, legal, financial services, marketing, IT services, transport, engineering, education & training, retail, leisure & hospitality, consulting services, media, healthcare, HR, recruitment, manufacturing & production, and more.
Expert Abstrakt Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,594 individuals who completed the Utopia abstract
reasoning test in English between 2014 and 2020.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: managers, auditors, controllers, accountants, analysts, graduates, researchers, academics, senior leaders, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, legal, not-for-profit, transport, finance, education, HR, IT services, and more.
B2C Ability Test Series
Enhanced Verbal Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 4,744 individuals who completed the B2C verbal
reasoning test in English between 2017 and 2020*.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including: administrators, clerical roles, junior managers, sales personnel, apprentices, consultants, technicians, recruiters, account managers, coaches, customer service personnel, project managers, assistants, analysts, operators, engineers, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: retail, HR, technology, IT, sales, recruitment, legal, public sector, not-for-profit, leisure & hospitality, consultancy, finance, manufacturing, L&D, media, housing/property management, engineering, marketing, and more.
Enhanced Numerisk Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 1,593 individuals who completed the B2C numerical
reasoning test in English between 2017 and 2019*.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including: administrators, clerical roles, junior managers, sales personnel, apprentices, consultants, technicians, recruiters, account managers, coaches, customer service personnel, project managers, assistants, advisors, analysts, operators, trainee accountants, engineers, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: retail, HR, technology, IT, sales, recruitment, legal, public sector, not-for-profit, leisure & hospitality, consultancy, finance, manufacturing, defence/security, L&D, engineering, marketing, and more.
Enhanced Abstrakt Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of 1,777 individuals who completed the B2C abstract reasoning test in English between 2015 and 2018. These individuals completed this assessment as part of the recruitment processes for a range of occupations including: analysts, apprentices, IT personnel, electricians, engineers, not-for-profit and public sector roles. These individuals represent a range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, IT services, engineering, construction, defence/security, finance, and more.
CWS Ability Test Series
Essential Verbal Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,261 individuals who completed the CWS verbal
reasoning test in English between 2015 and 2020.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: administrators, practitioners, technicians, engineers, assistants, receptionists, advisors, customer service personnel, apprentices, engineers, controllers, project managers, operations, sales personnel, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, IT services, transport, engineering, construction, education & training, retail, leisure & hospitality, consulting services, recruitment, manufacturing, production, and more.
Essential Numerisk Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 3,374 individuals who completed the CWS numerical
reasoning test in English between 2015 and 2020.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: administrators, technicians, engineers, analysts, assistants, advisors, customer service personnel, apprentices, engineers, project managers, drivers, operations, sales personnel, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, IT services, transport, engineering, construction, education & training, retail, leisure & hospitality, consulting services, recruitment, manufacturing & production, and more. Demographic information showed an even gender ratio across the group.
Essential Mekanisk Sammenligningsgruppe (2019)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 4,016 individuals who completed the CWS mechanical reasoning test in English between 2015 and 2020.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including: apprentices, technicians, delegates, engineers, contractors, operators, technical support and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, not-for-profit, mechanics, engineering, construction, manufacturing & production, and more.
If you would like to find out more, or would like some information about our Norwegian Norm Groups that is not listed here, please do get in contact at support.uk@clevry.com.
Last Updated: January 2024