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psychometrically

psychometrically

1 9.9
In a way that measures people's mental abilities and traits
  • adverb
  • /ˌsaɪkəˈmɛtrɪkli/
  • Specialized
: psicométricamente
  • The evaluation form is brief, and the items have not been psychometrically validated.
  • psychometrically sound
  • psychometrically sound instrument
  • psychometrically sound measure

Examples

  • And they are the product of a sophisticated and psychometrically sound process of scale development.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The measure is an adapted version of a previously published, psychometrically sound measure of bullying (see Bradshaw et al., 2007).

    Academic text (2013)
  • Because this was an opportunistic study, there was no time to develop or identify psychometrically sophisticated measures.

    Academic text (2009)
  • If the two measures are comparable psychometrically, then the preference of the examinee becomes increasingly important.

    Academic text (2004)
  • All of these values are consistent with a psychometrically sound instrument (Clark & Watson, 1995).

    Academic text (2004)
  • One concern, however, is the lack of psychometrically sound instruments to measure climate in elementary CSCP classrooms.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Service providers and researchers have a number of psychometrically sound instruments to help them identify deficits and pathology.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Correspondingly, potential solutions are rooted in the quest for psychometrically valid measurement.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Preliminary evidence suggests the TRAAM shows promise as an efficient and psychometrically adequate alternative measure of academic achievement motivation in children.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Researchers developed a test that is both reliable and psychometrically valid to assess students' cognitive abilities.

Surface Forms

psychometrically positive

Morphology

psychometrically = psychometric (transparent) = psych + metric + ally

Regular derivation from 'psych-' + 'metric' to form an adjective and then the adverbial '-ally'; the sense 'in terms of measurement of mental traits' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Psychometrically also comes from psych- meaning 'mind' and -metric meaning 'measure', the same idea you see in meter or metric. So, in research it means 'in a way that measures the mind', for example checking tests to see if they accurately measure skills or traits.