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sociometric

sociometric

9.1
A test that shows who people like or respect most in a group
  • noun
  • /ˌsoʊsiəˈmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
: sociométrico
  • Researchers conducted a sociometric study to understand friendship patterns among children.

Examples

  • The sociometric results showed that students preferred working in groups over working alone.

  • Using a sociometric approach, the team mapped out the social connections within the organization.

  • Sociometric Survey.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Items from the Pupil Evaluation Inventory were adapted for use in the aggression scales. From "The Pupil Evaluation Inventory: A Sociometric

    Academic text (1995)

Surface Forms

sociometric singular
sociometrics plural

Morphology

sociometric = metric (semi-transparent) = socio + metric

The form is built transparently from 'socio-' plus 'metric', but the resulting term is a specialized technical label rather than an everyday compositional word.

Etymology

Sociometric comes from the same parts: socio- ('companion' or 'group', seen in social) and -metric ('measure', seen in metric). So a sociometric is literally a 'social measure', a test or survey that measures who is connected to whom in a group.