ACT and General Cognitive Ability.

By K. Koenig, M. Frey, D. Detterman. 2008

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Why High School Grades Are Better Predictors of On-Time College Graduation Than Are Admissions Test Scores: The Roles of Self-Regulation and Cognitive Ability (2019, background): “Likewise, Koenig, Frey, and Detterman (2008) estimated corrected correlations of .75 and .77 between ACT scores and measures of cognitive ability, concluding that the ‘‘ACT is a measure of general intelligence’’ (p. 158).”
Estimating State IQ: Measurement Challenges and Preliminary Correlates. (2006, methodology): “Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2006) reports state-level crime data. Nonfederal organizations also gather state-level data. The Government Performance Project (2006), a privately funded organization, assesses the effectiveness of state governments. U”
Sex differences in the right tail of cognitive abilities: A 30 year examination (2010, background): “The slightly lower male – female ratio on the ACT-M may be foundbecausetheACTisoverallamoreverbalmeasure(Koenig, Frey, & Detterman, 2008).”