Citation Standard
Evidence & Methodology
Every score outcome, tool comparison, and AI-tool page on this site carries an evidence-quality label and, where relevant, a source type. This page defines exactly what each of those labels means so they stay legible rather than decorative.
Evidence quality tiers
The claim is backed by a verifiable official record — an official score report, a hands-on test we ran and documented ourselves, or a peer-reviewed source. We can point to the underlying evidence directly.
The claim is plausible and reasonably well-supported, but relies on self-report, a single test run, or a secondary source we could not independently verify against an official record.
The claim is anecdotal, drawn from a small sample, or sourced from an unverified community thread. Treat it as a data point, not a guarantee.
Source types for score outcomes
- Self-reported
- The test-taker told us their starting and ending scores directly, without an attached official score report. Useful, but unverified.
- Verified via official score report
- We reviewed an actual score report (ETS, AAMC, College Board, ACT, or a branch ASVAB record) confirming the reported result.
- Community-sourced
- The outcome was drawn from a public community thread (e.g. a score-report megathread) rather than a direct submission — the least verifiable source type, and labeled accordingly.
No outcome case study has been published yet to use as a worked example — once one is filed, it will appear here.
Why pricing and tool pages carry a review date
Prep-vendor pricing and discount codes change frequently. Every tool comparison and AI-tool page shows a last-checked or last-tested date so pricing and accuracy claims are treated as a snapshot in time, not a permanent fact.