{"id":1497,"date":"2000-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-01-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/psychometrics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T20:23:38","slug":"psychometrics","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/psychometrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychometrics"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1497","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Psychometrics<\/strong> refers to the branch of psychology that deals with the design, administration and interpretation of quantitative tests for the measurement of knowledge, skills, aptitude, and personality traits. 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