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* Updated key available for download.  Link below.  Spreadsheet now contains 105 keys, up from 95...should make it more accurate.

Original Message remains below.  I have a preliminary answer key completed.  I have had only 10 people send me their keys, so it isn't as accurate as I think it can be, but I wanted to get something out there.  I'll give you a brief run down on how it works.

Download the Excel file linked below.  Once you open it, clear out the answers under the heading "My Answers" and enter your own.  The spreadsheet breaks down the test as follows:

1) It assigns a "Confidence Level" to each question.  High means that a vast majority of people selected that answer.  Moderate means that it is close but the top answer is still decently above the others.  Low means that it is still a potential double answer, or too close to call.

2) Your correct and wrong answers are broken down by these confidence levels, so you can easily see how you did on the questions that are most likely accurate and the others that are less so.

3) Potential double answers are also counted and how many where you have at least one.

4) Wrong answers are colored red on the left.  Doubles where you have the other one is colored orange.

5) The biggest thing here is the potential score.  I broke it down into three categories: Best Possible, Worst Possible, and Most Likely.  The Best and Worst are the two extremes (such as having all 30 of the research questions as wrong, getting all doubles; or having 30 research as right and losing doubles respectively).  The most likely scenario uses some general probability to determine how many of the research questions and doubles will affect you negatively.

I'll improve on this as I figure out any types of better analysis I can do.  Also, I will release an updated sheet as I get more answer keys.  IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE PM ME YOUR ANSWERS SO I CAN ADD THEM.  The more I have, the more accurate this becomes.  If I make an update, I will edit this post and bump it to the top.

EXCEL FILE DOWNLOAD:

http://www.ottrack.com/downloads/AnswerKey.xlsx

---ORIGINAL POST---

Hey guys, at this point, many of you are debating the effectiveness of your proctor, attempting to determine how they are even qualified to peel a potato, let alone administer a promotional exam.  Still, you have persevered and are now back home, reading this, looking for some well deserved positive reinforcement.  Well, I am here to help.

After the last Lieutenant's exam, I created basic chart that took the collective answers from a bunch of people and made what was essentially a crowd sourced answer key.  Its accuracy is debatable, but it sparked some good conversation, and gave some people a general idea of where they stood.  I would like to do the same for your exam.  If you would like to help source the key, you can PM me your answer key (typing it out as 1. A, 2. B, 3. A, etc. is fine).  Some guys post their answer key here directly.  I'll scrape those off if I see them and use those as well.

Also, others will be sure to post it, but many people recommend not discussing specific questions until at least a week after so that those out sick, military drill, religious accommodation, etc. don't get an unfair advantage.  In reality, we all know they will get the content of the exam anyway, so it's up to you how strict you want to be about it.

Once I have at least 20 keys, I'll post a spreadsheet that you can download and enter your answers.  It will break everything down by how confident it is in the correct answer, and what it thinks you received.

If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.  Good luck to all of you, and as previous posters have mentioned, the next 5 weeks will be filled with conspiracies, conjecture, and outright lies.  Try to remain patient.