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GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 50

Psychometrics · Test Construction and Standardization: Methods of test construction, reliability, validity and norms · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match the following:

Column IColumn II
PStandard error of estimateiScore range from one through nine.
QStatistical significanceiiStandard error of differences between predicted values and true values of a measure.
RStanine scoreiiiThe probability that the population mean falls within the limits determined from a sample.
SStandard deviationivRoot mean square deviation
  1. P-i, Q-iii, R-ii, S-iv
  2. P-ii, Q-iii, R-i, S-iv
  3. P-ii, Q-iii, R-iv, S-i
  4. P-iii, Q-i, R-ii, S-iv

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Correct answer: (B) P-ii, Q-iii, R-i, S-iv

Explanation

The standard error of estimate measures the errors between predicted and true values (ii). Statistical significance is matched with the probability that the population mean lies within limits set from a sample (iii). A stanine is a score on a nine-point scale (i). The standard deviation is the root mean square deviation from the mean (iv).