[3] The test aimed to measure an individual's logical and analytical reasoning through the use of partial analogies.
Unlike analogies found on past editions of the GRE and the SAT, the MAT's analogies demanded a broad knowledge of Western culture, testing subjects such as science, music, literature, philosophy, mathematics, art, and history.
Tests taken before October 2004 were scored simply by the number of questions the test-taker answered correctly, with a range from 0-100.
Because of their grounding in this model, scaled MAT scores of 500-600 were extremely rare, as they would have been more than four standard deviations above the norm of 400.
The ISPE and the Triple Nine Society require at least a raw score of 85 on the "old" MAT, and at least 472 on the modern one.
[9] Kuncel and colleagues investigated the predictive validity of the MAT in both academic and occupational settings.