psychometrician
Mental measurement expert
A psychometrician is a specialist in psychological measurement—the design, administration, and interpretation of tests that quantify mental attributes like intelligence, personality, or aptitude.
Psychometricians develop standardized assessments, analyze test validity, and ensure scoring methods are statistically sound.
The company hired a psychometrician to validate their new hiring assessment.
Determining worth or quality
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- normingEstablishing reference standards
standardization · validity · reliability · aptitude · achievement · proficiency · inventory · questionnaire
Return to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- t-testHypothesis check for averages
- chi-squareStatistic for categorical data
- p-valueProbability under null hypothesis
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- validityQuality of being sound
sensitivity · specificity · standardization · equating · scaling · dimensionality · psychophysics · operationalization
Official permission to practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- admissionsActs of letting in
- GREGraduate school entrance exam
- SATCollege admissions exam
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
norming · standardization · validity · reliability · aptitude · achievement · proficiency · inventory · questionnaire · scale
regression
Return to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- t-testHypothesis check for averages
- chi-squareStatistic for categorical data
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
memory · cognition · g-factor · Stanford-Binet · giftedness
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
validity · sensitivity · specificity · standardization · equating · scaling · dimensionality · psychophysics · operationalization
licensure
Official permission to practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- admissionsActs of letting in
- GREGraduate school entrance exam
SAT · MCAT · credentialing · placement
- therapiststherapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychiatrist
- math careersmathematician, statistician, math teacher, actuary, biostatistician
- measurerscalibrator, gauger, meter reader, weighmaster, surveyor
- test administratorsproctor, examiner, invigilator
- education researchers
psychometriciantherapist
Mental health practitioner
psychotherapist · counselor · clinical psychologist · psychiatrist · healer
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