through scientific research , and over 20 + years on the professional golf tours , working with over 300 tour pros and over 3000 other golfers and coaches , sportpsych has found that the frequent winners on tour ( pga , sr . pga & amp ; lpga ) measured differently from the other tour players on 8 of 32 personality traits . this research has provided sportpsych with a unique means of developing training programs to assist professional and serious golfers on how to optimize their performance through mastering the mental techniques of the winning pros . as part of the on - going development by sportpsych to provide training and tools to the pros , a novel product family , called the mindreader product line , has been developed . the purpose of the mindreader family of products is to assist in improving a player &# 39 ; s mental game in competitive athletic events . specifically , one of the 8 personality traits — relaxation / tension , is measured , and a unique index number , a performance predictor , if you will , is generated that a coach or player uses as feedback on his mental state . then , using the mental relaxation techniques taught by sportpsych , in combination with the visual feedback of the performance predictor ( arousal number ), the player is then advised of his state while performing the physical event ( ea . swing the club ). the player and coach quickly identify the optimum arousal numbers for good performances and can then practice to achieve them during every shot . the player can also use the invention to practice relaxing and quieting their mind separately from the performance with feedback of how well they are doing . the heart rate parameter invention ( also referred to herein as the mindreader ) is an electronic device designed to measure the level of mental activity ( arousal ) or relaxation of an individual . it does this through a precise physiological measurement of the interval between every heart beat . to this measurement is applied a proprietary algorithm which , through a series of mathematical calculations , computes a unique index number which is both a predictor of human performance , and a measure of mental activity or arousal and stress . there is substantial prior art and literature that demonstrates the high degree of correlation between mental activity levels , stress and heart rate variability . this invention takes the next step to produce a unique arousal or stress index number or performance predictor , that is valuable in the training and improving of one &# 39 ; s mental game in any athletic event and in monitoring one &# 39 ; s level of stress . 2 . the mindreader — there are two models , one for the player and one for a coach . coach &# 39 ; s model features a large display and is pager - sized , designed to clip to a belt or pocket where a coach can observe numbers at distance . it may be held in coach &# 39 ; s hand near player . it can also connect to a computer or pda for coaching with proprietary software . the player &# 39 ; s model is currently similar to the coach &# 39 ; s model in size and display but does not connect directly to a computer or pda . the future planned player embodiment is a wrist - worn form for individual usage . player may use this alone , placing on the ground or hanging on belt where can he can see the display . 3 . an optional ordinary personal computer or hand - held pda , running a proprietary software application designed to provide breathing and relaxation training and , in the coaches version , so additional technical information , including a breathing metronome and graph chart of heart rate are provided . chest transmitter — the chest belt transmitter consists of sense electrodes placed on each side of the rib cage , just under the chest , and held in place with an elastic strap . state of the art devices today typically produce a 5 khz burst that lasts 20 - 25 milliseconds , upon each detected heart beat . the signal is transmitted magnetically because it is coupled to an oscillator consisting of a capacitor in parallel with an inductor , which are tuned to oscillate at 5 khz . a similarly fashioned lc oscillator is designed into the receiver for pickup . this system has severe range restrictions of 3 - 6 ft ., and currently there is no provision for interference from one user to the next . therefore , it is contemplated to replace the magnetically coupled lc oscillators with modern , secure wireless technology , such as bluetooth or 802 . 11xx ( wifi ) to improve range , eliminate unit to unit interference , and provide security . this alternative wireless transmission does not otherwise alter the novelty of the invention . pc or pda software — designed for use by coaches , pc software running in tandem with the mindreader , and during operation , produces additional visual feedback useful for training . mindreader hardware — a justification of the key hardware choices is provided in the confidential memo attached ) the core of the hardware consists of an 8 - bit microcontroller with advanced power management , runnable on a lithium coin cell if necessary , along with the following necessary attributes : a good example is the nec upd78f9418 , which was chosen for the preferred embodiment . the hardware is a conventional implementation of a portable measuring instrument , tailored for this application , thus has little novelty on its own . the microcontroller is the heart of the circuit , and is required to do all the math calculations for the performance predictor , arousal or stress number . it is attached to a two - digit lcd , where the number is output . a small serial flash or eeprom is attached for conventional serial storage of parameters and data . an unregulated power supply consists of a 3volt battery , either a single lithium or a pair of alkaline . diode d 4 provides circuit protection in case the battery is installed backwards . a single op - amp u 6 provides the analog ground signal agnd , which is ½ of the battery voltage . the analog front end consists of a conventional 5 khz receiver , an r - wave detection circuit , and an rs - 232 communications channel . the 5 khz receiver reproduces the 20 ms long burst of 5 khz signal produced by the chest transmitter , when the mindreader is close enough to the transmitter for the unit to magnetically couple to it . inductor l 1 and capacitor c 3 form the tank oscillator circuit , signal of which is amplified first by q 1 then by q 2 . the signal generated by q 2 is called 5 khz burst , and is fed through a unity gain buffer u 3 a before going to the r - wave detector . the r - wave detector consists of a full wave rectifier consisting conventionally of u 3 b , diode d 2 and resistors r 6 and r 10 . the output of this circuit is feed to an integrator , output of which rises in the presence of a 5 khz signal , stays high , and then goes low when the 5 khz tone is gone . in affect , the output of this circuit , r 14 and c 11 , provides an envelope signal around the 5 khz signal . this envelope signal is first sent to a peak detector to save its maximum height , and then to one input of the detection comparitor . the peak detector consists of u 3 c , d 3 , c 12 , r 12 and r 13 . this adaptive peak detector charges up c 12 to 85 % of the peak height of the envelope wave , and slowly bleeds down logarithmically at a 4 . 7 second time constant . this slowly declining threshold is necessary to adapt to varying signal sizes due to moving the mindreader away or towards the transmitter , and to adjust to noise bursts . when the output of the slowly declining peak detector meets the next envelope wave at the input of the comparitor , the comparitor fires , creating a digital pulse that is fed to the microcontroller interrupt pin , indicating the precise start of a heart beat . heart rate variability is a statistical calculation defined as the standard deviation of a population of heart rate measurements . its purpose is to provide a measurement of the amount of variation , or variability , in the sample set of heart rate measurements . statistical variance is the usual calculation for this , and standard deviation ( square root of variance ) is the normalized , or standardized way of viewing the data sets . hrv has many uses , including prediction of heart attack and executive stress levels prior art and the literature , as well as sportpsych &# 39 ; s own research , show that measuring heart rate variability is a commonly applied , useful technique to measure tension / relaxation levels . much literature exists to demonstrate the correlation between this physiological measurement , and mental state of activity or stress . therefore the proprietary metric of the performance predictor ( relaxation index ) is derived and mathematically related to hrv . one problem to solve was the following : the invention required that all calculations be done in the mindreader microcontroller , not in a pc , so that the mindreader could function as a stand - alone product . yet the traditional methods of calculating hrv are computational intense for a simple 8 - bit microcontroller , involving multiply , divide , square and square root operations with large floating point numbers . to do these calculations several times per second is not feasible while maintaining extremely low power operation . therefore , a new method was needed that produced the equivalent information as hrv , yet was computationally achievable in real - time within the power budget of an 8 - bit micrcontroller . in addition , the data set had to be screened in real - time against a set of empirically determined physiological rules , subjected to a fast adjustment algorithm for rapidly transitioning data , and finally scaled non - linearly to fit the final data set into a numerical range of 0 - 99 . 2 . compare this measurement to physiological rule of +/− 50 % of the average 3 . if ok , then proceed , else discard the interval as noise or an outlier . a background process tracks the number of discards , and corrects the flow if the count gets too high . note : normal human beat - to - beat variation is no more than 10 - 15 % according to the literature ( will cite a reference if necessary ) however , empirical testing at sportpsych with subjects successful with mental relaxation techniques , demonstrate that their heart rates can vary more than 30 %, much greater than the literature states . therefore , this rule is proprietary . a blanking period of 200 ms is applied and no other heartbeats can be detected . this is a physiological rule that says that no heart rates above 300 beats per minute are considered normal for the intended use of this instrument . 4 . once an interval is accepted as normal , it is placed in an 8 deep buffer , and an eight count moving average is calculated using integer arithmetic . average heart rate can then be calculated by dividing 60000 by the average value of the buffer . 5 . hrv equivalence calculation is then done according the following algorithm : sum of [ abs ( x - xave ) ]/ 16 where x and xave are the current and average millisecond interval measurements . this simplified calculation substitutes well for square root of variance ( standard deviation ). in both methods , the difference between the current sample and the average is calculated . abs ( absolute value ) takes the place of squaring , but achieves the necessary outcome of making each difference from the mean sample be a positive number . yet computational efficiency is preserved without square root and squaring . to make the hrv algorithm reactive to real - time heart rate variation , a depth of 16 difference variables was empirically determined to provide enough smoothing of the data , yet provide quick reaction to changes . the final hrv equivalent is thus determined as a 16 count moving average of the difference values ( where difference means difference between the current measured interval and average of the previous 8 ). at this point in the algorithm , a number is produced between 0 to approximately 125 , with 0 meaning no beat to beat variation ( such as a medical ecg simulator ) and 125 , which can be achieved by an aerobically fit person highly trained in sportpsych relaxation techniques , including respiration control . 6 . with two digits allowed in the display , these numbers are then scaled to a range of 0 - 99 . any variety of scaling techniques can be used . a preferred method uses an integer divide by a power of 2 , so computationally efficient shifts can be used instead of divide algorithms . an alternative is to calculate the 16 - difference value average by dividing by 20 , instead of 16 , thus scaling the numbers 0 - 125 into a range of 0 - 99 . 7 . a background process determines if the person is “ in the zone ” and a flag is set . the flag is set if 4 of the most recent values are greater than 55 . if a the flag indicating in - zone is set , and suddenly the next four in row are lower , then a one time adjustment is made to the final output value . the final value is adjusted as follows : new hrv value = hrv val / 2 + current difference val / 4 but with the additional constraint that it cannot adjust to be smaller than the current difference . this part of the algorithm has the net effect making a one time sudden change to the display value when the user has suddenly lost his mental training concentration , giving a rapid indication to the coach or the user . during preliminary testing , it was determined that test subjects thought high numbers were “ bad ” and low numbers were “ good ”, just the opposite of the final relaxation number . therefore , this final stage subtracts the current value from 100 . this produces a final display value that yields high numbers when tense , or out of the training zone , and low numbers when in the zone , and relaxed or mentally quiet . all system electronics is constructed to fit in a belt - worn pager - sized package . the system is designed so that the lowest possible power to run the circuits up to one month on a single set of batteries . to achieve the above - identified goals , the electronics system minimally consists of these major elements : ( 1 ) battery and power supply regulation ; ( 2 ) microcontroller ; ( 3 ) memory ; ( 4 ) analog amplifiers and filters ; and ( 5 ) lcd . preferably , the system is constructed to fit within a 10 × 10 mm or 12 × 12 mm package . ( pin count drives size and cost of the micro ). to achieve a small microcontroller footprint , the number of pins on the microcontroller are minimized . preferably , an off - chip memory device is utilized for the incoming ecg data stream , and variable storage arrays are used for the hrv calculations . in a typical or classic memory interface , 32 pins are dedicated to address and data for the memory . by specifying a simple two digit display , ( as opposed to using only 2 digits on a 3½ or 4 digit display ) and using it in static or duplex mode , pins normally allocated to lcd can now be used for other functions , thus reducing overall pin count . varitronix and others offer suitable off - the - shelf solutions . by using high integration operational amplifiers ( 4 per package ), the need is eliminated for power and ground on 3 amplifiers for every 4 op - amps instantiated in the design . this is good savings in circuit board real estate , and reduced pin count . selections are many , but one of the most suitable series of ultra - low power op - amps is offered by maxim , thus these will be used in the design . due to the amount of data samples taken , and the data structures required for hrv calculations , a small memory chip is required . focusing on the memory interface , i plan to use a new type of serial flash memory , backed - up by the 1 k internal sram of the microcontroller . this new memory reduces memory to 3 pins from 32 . ( these memories are the similar to the ones used in cell phones and mp3 players , and digital cameras , thus are plentiful and inexpensive ). in the hrv monitor , during operation , ecg sample data is stored in internal microcontroller sram , until reception of the next r - wave complex , when a new calculation of heart rate variability is performed . once 128 byte page is accumulated , then it is programmed into a page of the serial ram . this would occur about once per second . once per second programming keeps the active power time of the flash modulated to about 3 ms every 1 . 28 seconds ( assuming 10 ms sample rate ). assuming active current is 15 ma , this averages to 35 ua during operation . should this data one day need to be saved and played back ( future feature ) the memory would have the same 15 ma active current consumption , thus will require a similar power up - read - power down modulation technique during transmission to manage the overall power consumption . here is what we stand to gain with this new type of memory device : 1 . pin count to the memory is reduced from 32 to a 3 wire serial interface 3 . board layout and routing simplifies —( potential cost reduction of circuit board ) these are the primary serial memory attributes the hrv monitor requires , along with some benefits : 1 . 1 mbit in size — stores a running total of 15 - 20 minutes of ecg and hrv data 2 . bulk erase in less than 2 seconds , ( reasonable time to avoid accidental erasure ) 3 . 128 byte page program in less than 3 ms ( less than ½ ecg data sample time ) 5 . active current less than 15 ma during record or playback — necessary to meet battery life goals 6 . low standby of 5 ua or less eliminates power control , or simplifies power management circuitry 7 . 10 , 000 erase / program cycles ( given multiple recordings and one transmission per day as worse case , this yields greater than 10 year product life . an extension can be created architecturally , by using on one 256 k sector ( 5 minutes of memory ) until it has been cycled 10 , 000 times , and moving to the next sector for record space . only sector erase ( not bulk erase would be used in this extended life scenario ) another alternative is 100 , 000 cycle flash technology . the st microelectronics m25p10 in a 150 mil package fits . an alternative is a 100 , 000 cycle device introduced last october by silicon storage technology , inc . the 1 mbit sst45vf010 . given a reduced pin count allowed by a serial memory device , a smaller foot print micro is now possible . it is presently preferred to use the nec k0s micro family , specifically , the upd789f417 , as the micro of choice . the micros feature desired low power and have other attributes that make them effective . a simplified memory - micro structure is possible using serial flash with a small footprint micro , cutting digital real estate in half . an st m25p10 coupled to an nec upd 789417 or 789881 . coupled with a pair of maxim quad op - amps , we have a complete electronics package . through scientific research , and over 20 + years on the professional golf tours , working with over 300 tour pros and over 3000 other golfers and coaches , sportpsych has found that the frequent winners on tour ( pga , sr . pga & amp ; lpga ) measured differently from the other tour players on 8 of 32 personality traits . this research has provided sportpsych with a unique means of developing training programs to assist professional and serious golfers on how to optimize their performance through mastering the mental techniques of the winning pros . as part of the on - going development by sportpsych to provide training and tools to the pros , a novel product family , called the mindreader product line , has been developed . the purpose of the mindreader family of products is to assist in improving a player &# 39 ; s mental game in competitive athletic events . specifically , one of the 8 personality traits — relaxation / tension , is measured , and a unique index number , a performance predictor , if you will , is generated that a coach or player uses as feedback on his mental state . then , using the mental relaxation techniques taught by sportpsych , in combination with the visual feedback of the performance predictor ( arousal number ), the player is then advised of his state while performing the physical event ( ea . swing the club ). the player and coach quickly identify the optimum arousal numbers for good performances and can then practice to achieve them during every shot . the player can also use the invention to practice relaxing and quieting their mind separately from the performance with feedback of how well they are doing . the mindreader is an electronic device designed to measure the level of mental activity ( arousal ) or relaxation of an individual . it does this through a precise physiological measurement of the interval between every heart beat . to this measurement is applied a proprietary algorithm which , through a series of mathematical calculations , computes a unique index number which is both a predictor of human performance , and a measure of mental activity or arousal and stress . there is substantial prior art and literature that demonstrates the high degree of correlation between mental activity levels , stress and heart rate variability . this invention takes the next step to produce a unique arousal or stress index number or performance predictor , that is valuable in the training and improving of one &# 39 ; s mental game in any athletic event and in monitoring one &# 39 ; s level of stress . apparatus : following is the hardware description and function based on the schematics in the appendix . 5 . the mindreader — there are two models , one for the player and one for a coach . coach &# 39 ; s model features a large display and is pager - sized , designed to clip to a belt or pocket where a coach can observe numbers at distance . it may be held in coach &# 39 ; s hand near player . it can also connect to a computer or pda for coaching with proprietary software . the player &# 39 ; s model is currently similar to the coach &# 39 ; s model in size and display but does not connect directly to a computer or pda . the future planned player embodiment is a wrist - worn form for individual usage . player may use this alone , placing on the ground or hanging on belt where can he can see the display . 6 . an optional ordinary personal computer or hand - held pda , running a proprietary software application designed to provide breathing and relaxation training and , in the coaches version , so additional technical information , including a breathing metronome and graph chart of heart rate are provided . the chest belt transmitter consists of sense electrodes placed on each side of the rib cage , just under the chest , and held in place with an elastic strap . state of the art devices today typically produce a 5 khz burst that lasts 20 - 25 milliseconds , upon each detected heart beat . the signal is transmitted magnetically because it is coupled to an oscillator consisting of a capacitor in parallel with an inductor , which are tuned to oscillate at 5 khz . a similarly fashioned lc oscillator is designed into the receiver for pickup . this system has severe range restrictions of 3 - 6 ft ., and currently there is no provision for interference from one user to the next . therefore , it is contemplated to replace the magnetically coupled lc oscillators with modern , secure wireless technology , such as bluetooth or 802 . 11xx ( wifi ) to improve range , eliminate unit to unit interference , and provide security . this alternative wireless transmission does not otherwise alter the novelty of the invention . pc or pda software — designed for use by coaches , pc software running in tandem with the mindreader , and during operation , produces additional visual feedback useful for training . mindreader hardware — a justification of the key hardware choices is provided in the confidential memo attached ) the core of the hardware consists of an 8 - bit microcontroller with advanced power management , runnable on a lithium coin cell if necessary , along with the following necessary attributes : a good example is the nec upd78f9418 , which was chosen for the preferred embodiment . the hardware is a conventional implementation of a portable measuring instrument , tailored for this application , thus has little novelty on its own . referring to the schematic labeled golfpsych hrv digital circuitry , the microcontroller is the heart of the circuit , and is required to do all the math calculations for the performance predictor , arousal or stress number . it is attached to a two - digit lcd , where the number is output . a small serial flash or eeprom is attached for conventional serial storage of parameters and data . an unregulated power supply consists of a 3volt battery , either a single lithium or a pair of alkaline . diode d 4 provides circuit protection in case the battery is installed backwards . a single op - amp u 6 provides the analog ground signal agnd , which is ½ of the battery voltage . refer to the schematic labeled analog hrv circuitry . the analog front end consists of a conventional 5 khz receiver , an r - wave detection circuit , and an rs - 232 communications channel . the 5 khz receiver reproduces the 20 ms long burst of 5 khz signal produced by the chest transmitter , when the mindreader is close enough to the transmitter for the unit to magnetically couple to it . inductor l 1 and capacitor c 3 form the tank oscillator circuit , signal of which is amplified first by q 1 then by q 2 . the signal generated by q 2 is called 5 khz burst , and is fed through a unity gain buffer u 3 a before going to the r - wave detector . the r - wave detector consists of a full wave rectifier consisting conventionally of u 3 b , diode d 2 and resistors r 6 and r 10 . the output of this circuit is feed to an integrator , output of which rises in the presence of a 5 khz signal , stays high , and then goes low when the 5 khz tone is gone . in affect , the output of this circuit , r 14 and c 11 , provides an envelope signal around the 5 khz signal . this envelope signal is first sent to a peak detector to save its maximum height , and then to one input of the detection comparitor . the peak detector consists of u 3 c , d 3 , c 12 , r 12 and r 13 . this adaptive peak detector charges up c 12 to 85 % of the peak height of the envelope wave , and slowly bleeds down logarithmically at a 4 . 7 second time constant . this slowly declining threshold is necessary to adapt to varying signal sizes due to moving the mindreader away or towards the transmitter , and to adjust to noise bursts . when the output of the slowly declining peak detector meets the next envelope wave at the input of the comparitor , the comparitor fires , creating a digital pulse that is fed to the microcontroller interrupt pin , indicating the precise start of a heart beat . heart rate variability is a statistical calculation defined as the standard deviation of a population of heart rate measurements . its purpose is to provide a measurement of the amount of variation , or variability , in the sample set of heart rate measurements . statistical variance is the usual calculation for this , and standard deviation ( square root of variance ) is the normalized , or standardized way of viewing the data sets . hrv has many uses , including prediction of heart attack and executive stress levels prior art and the literature , as well as sportpsych &# 39 ; s own research , show that measuring heart rate variability is a commonly applied , useful technique to measure tension / relaxation levels . much literature exists to demonstrate the correlation between this physiological measurement , and mental state of activity or stress . therefore the proprietary metric of the performance predictor ( relaxation index ) is derived and mathematically related to hrv . the problem to solve was this : our design required that all calculations be done in the mindreader microcontroller , not in a pc , so that the mindreader can function as a stand - alone product . yet the traditional methods of calculating hrv are computational intense for a simple 8 - bit microcontroller , involving multiply , divide , square and square root operations with large floating point numbers . to do these calculations several times per second is not feasible while maintaining extremely low power operation . therefore , a new method was needed that produced the equivalent information as hrv , yet was computationally achievable in real - time within the power budget of an 8 - bit micrcontroller . in addition , the data set had to be screened in real - time against a set of empirically determined physiological rules , subjected to a fast adjustment algorithm for rapidly transitioning data , and finally scaled non - linearly to fit the final data set into a numerical range of 0 - 99 . 7 . compare this measurement to physiological rule of +/− 50 % of the average 8 . if ok , then proceed , else discard the interval as noise or an outlier . a background process tracks the number of discards , and corrects the flow if the count gets too high . note : normal human beat - to - beat variation is no more than 10 - 15 % according to the literature ( will cite a reference if necessary ) however , empirical testing at sportpsych with subjects successful with mental relaxation techniques , demonstrate that their heart rates can vary more than 30 %, much greater than the literature states . therefore , this rule is proprietary . a blanking period of 200 ms is applied and no other heartbeats can be detected . this is a physiological rule that says that no heart rates above 300 beats per minute are considered normal for the intended use of this instrument . 9 . once an interval is accepted as normal , it is placed in an 8 deep buffer , and an eight count moving average is calculated using integer arithmetic . average heart rate can then be calculated by dividing 60000 by the average value of the buffer . 10 . hrv equivalence calculation is then done according the following algorithm : sum of [ abs ( x - xave ) ]/ 16 where x and xave are the current and average millisecond interval measurements . this simplified calculation substitutes well for square root of variance ( standard deviation ). in both methods , the difference between the current sample and the average is calculated . abs ( absolute value ) takes the place of squaring , but achieves the necessary outcome of making each difference from the mean sample be a positive number . yet computational efficiency is preserved without square root and squaring . to make the hrv algorithm reactive to real - time heart rate variation , a depth of 16 difference variables was empirically determined to provide enough smoothing of the data , yet provide quick reaction to changes . the final hrv equivalent is thus determined as a 16 count moving average of the difference values ( where difference means difference between the current measured interval and average of the previous 8 ). at this point in the algorithm , a number is produced between 0 to approximately 125 , with 0 meaning no beat to beat variation ( such as a medical ecg simulator ) and 125 , which can be achieved by an aerobically fit person highly trained in sportpsych relaxation techniques , including respiration control . 6 . with two digits allowed in the display , these numbers are then scaled to a range of 0 - 99 . any variety of scaling techniques can be used . a preferred method uses an integer divide by a power of 2 , so computationally efficient shifts can be used instead of divide algorithms . an alternative is to calculate the 16 - difference value average by dividing by 20 , instead of 16 , thus scaling the numbers 0 - 125 into a range of 0 - 99 . 7 . a background process determines if the person is “ in the zone ” and a flag is set . the flag is set if 4 of the most recent values are greater than 55 . if a the flag indicating in - zone is set , and suddenly the next four in row are lower , then a one time adjustment is made to the final output value . the final value is adjusted as follows : new hrv value = hrv val / 2 + current difference val / 4 but with the additional constraint that it cannot adjust to be smaller than the current difference . this part of the algorithm has the net effect making a one time sudden change to the display value when the user has suddenly lost his mental training concentration , giving a rapid indication to the coach or the user . during preliminary testing , it was determined that test subjects thought high numbers were “ bad ” and low numbers were “ good ”, just the opposite of the final relaxation number . therefore , this final stage subtracts the current value from 100 . this produces a final display value that yields high numbers when tense , or out of the training zone , and low numbers when in the zone , and relaxed or mentally quiet .
an electronic device to measure the level of mental activity of an individual includes measurement structure for measuring the interval between every heart beat of the individual . the device also includes analysis structure that is constructed to perform a series of mathematical calculations ultimately to compute an index number for the individual . that index number is a measure of mental activity of the individual and is usable to predict the quality of the individual &# 39 ; s performance in a desired activity .