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Psychometric Validation Dashboard

Reliability, fairness, and item-health indicators.

Question Bank
210
6 competencies
Pilot Sample
2,847
10 provinces represented
Overall α
0.87
Excellent reliability
Avg Difficulty
0.62
Target: 0.30–0.70
Avg Discrimination
0.41
Target: > 0.25

Reliability Metrics (Cronbach's Alpha)

SectionCronbach αSplit-HalfTargetStatus
Cognitive (Overall)0.830.79≥ 0.70Pass
Verbal Reasoning0.810.78≥ 0.70Pass
Numerical Reasoning0.790.76≥ 0.70Pass
Logical Reasoning0.820.80≥ 0.70Pass
Personality0.810.77≥ 0.70Pass
SJT0.780.74≥ 0.70Pass
Technical0.760.72≥ 0.70Pass

Fairness Testing (Adverse Impact)

Male / Female0.94
Urban / Rural0.97
Shona Speakers0.91
Ndebele Speakers0.89
Disability Accommodated0.88

Predictive Validity Correlations