Research Opportunities
Interested in using our assessments in your research?
APPLY FOR A RESEARCH DISCOUNT.
STEP 1. Review our available assessments
STEP 2. Complete Test User Qualification Form
STEP 3. Complete the Application Form (below)
What You Receive
- Access to scientifically validated items
- Automatic scoring – no programming needed*
- An export of your data in .CSV format*
- PDF reports for each participant*
*Only available for online assessments.
What We Ask For
- A copy of the final report, summary, or abstract
- Your collected data, for internal research purposes
*SIGMA is authorized to copy and distribute the abstract or report to interested parties. SIGMA will credit you as authors of the research.
SIGMA welcomes proposals for translating our assessments. Please contact us to submit a proposal for translation (translation and adaptation preferred). To see what languages an assessment is already available in, explore our assessment pages. We look forward to hearing from you!
SIGMA Assessment Systems, Inc. has been creating innovative and empirically rigorous assessments since 1967. We are committed to supporting research that contributes to the collective knowledge of the scientific community.
Do you have questions? Visit our FAQ (below) or contact SIGMA’s Customer Service team.
Research Application Form
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore our assessments online and find the one you are interested in. The landing page for each assessment provides high-level information about its development and validation. For more in-depth details, download the assessment’s Psychometric Summary (view a sample Psychometric Summary) or purchase the assessment manual (if available).
If you cannot find the answers to your questions online, or would like to speak with a representative from SIGMA, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Most of SIGMA’s assessments are administered online via our testing portal, SIGMATesting.com, or, in the case of assessments that have been migrated to our new portal, SigmaAssessments.com. Some of our assessments are also available in paper format. Please complete the Research Application Form with the details of your study and your preferred administration method. We will make every effort to accommodate your preferences.
Please see your respective institution’s ethics procedures to determine what approvals are necessary prior to commencing your study.
Yes. SIGMA’s tests and assessments require either A, B, or C level qualifications for purchase. To learn more about each level, read this article on SIGMA’s qualification guidelines for assessments. If you are ordering from us for the first time, please fill out our Test User Qualifications Form.
Please note that the requirement for qualification levels is a standard that was set up in accordance with long-standing guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association. Some assessments require certain levels of training, experience, and/or education before they can be purchased and administered. The purpose is to ensure responsible use and accurate interpretation.
Yes, we will approve the option of using only some scales as part of your research study when possible.
Please provide the details of your study in the Research Application Form, along with the scales or benchmarking that you may be interested in.
Assessment booklets and scoring keys can be purchased for some of our assessments. Due to copyright law, we do not provide items or scoring keys without a purchase.
One of the benefits of working with SIGMA is that assessment scoring is pre-programmed into our online testing platform. With paper and pencil assessments, a scoring template can be purchased and used to score the assessment. If you have questions about the scoring process, please contact us.
SIGMA welcomes proposals for translating our assessments. Please contact us to submit a proposal for translation (translation and adaptation preferred). To see what languages an assessment is already available in, explore our assessment pages. We look forward to hearing from you!
When taking one of SIGMA’s assessments online, participants will automatically receive a report with their results once they have completed the assessment. Sample reports are available online for most of our assessments (view a sample report). If you cannot find a sample report for the assessment you are interested in, please contact us.
SIGMA has research bibliographies available for most of our assessments. If you would like a copy of one, please contact us and let us know which assessment you are interested in.
SIGMA cannot grant permission to include entire tests or scales in any published works, including dissertations.