Man who jumps off cliff, jumps to conclusion

Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational measurement and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the construction and validation of measurement instruments, such as questionnaires, tests, and personality assessments.

A psychometric function describes the relationship between a parameter physical stimulus and the responses of a person who has to decide about a certain aspect of that stimulus. The psychometric function usually resembles a sigmoid function with the percentage of correct responses (or a similar value) displayed on the y-axis and the physical parameter on the x-axis. If the stimulus parameter is very far towards one end of its possible range, the person will always be able to respond correctly. Towards the other end of the range, the person never perceives the stimulus properly and therefore the probability of correct responses is at chance level. In between, there is a transition range where the subject has an above-chance rate of correct responses, but does not always respond correctly. The inflection point of the sigmoid function or the point at which the function reaches the middle between the chance level and 100% is usually taken as sensory threshold.

Psychometric test is commonly use in USA when applying for a job.

Here in Malaysia, Mara uses it to assess those applying to do their Master or PhD. before they approve the loan or scholarship. Failing this test is no problem if you have the cable or money to bribe you still got a chance. New recruit for government post must undergo this test too.

Now the people in Pembela and Utusan have never gone through this psychometric test, instead they are taken to karaoke, drinking bars, prostitute dens, gambling dens and massage parlor for therapy of a different nature. By virtue of being overly healthy and fit after each session, their brain cell instead turn rotten. As such one must view and understand that people from Pembela and Utusan are deem legally dead pan. They are then program to only obey to the rule of money and position. The aim of the programmer (UMNO) is to clamp down anything that is non-Malay, forgetting that this country needs the co-operation of all races to develop and grow. From the past they have not understood that it was the Chinese and Christians who taught us the meaning of education, trade and construction of homes and buildings. The Malays were backwards then.

Today the Malays have modernized and the ruling UMNO Government have lost control over them. As such the ruling UMNO Government continue to sabotage their success by issuing statements after statements that the other races are jealous and wants to take over the country and change the official religion to Christianity. Confucius says “Man who jumps off cliff, jumps to conclusion.”

Let us be honest, the Chinese has many opportunities and openings to take over the country if they are serious enough. But the Chinese are no fools. They choose instead to make money so that the younger generation can have better education, the freedom to travel and do what they want. The Chinese do not want to be tied down and fight unnecessarily. The Malays can fight with the Malays, which will happen given the way UMNO continue to support from behind - Pembela, Perkasa and Utusan dirty works.

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Hishammuddin: Agenda to make Christianity official religion serious matter

BESUT: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has described as serious a purported meeting of pastors in Penang allegedly to discuss making Christianity the official religion of the federation.

He said any action by followers of a religion would invite reactions from followers of others.

"The same goes in racial issues. If certain races resorted to raising issues in an excessive manner, it will invite reactions from other races," he told reporters after opening the Besut Umno division meeting.

Hishammuddin, who is Umno vice-president, said he was now awaiting reports over what transpired at the meeting.

"But I prefer to face those who don't understand the actual situation. We should give explanation over such issues that are being fanned by certain quarters.

"If they are adamant on creating disunity even after we have given explanations, then I think the police will make a decision (on the actions to be taken).

"It's the police, not me, (who are taking actions), otherwise we'll be accused of playing politics," he said, adding that in handling such matters, the government gave priority to security.

"I will monitor, not just this group, but also extremists among Muslims who want to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden," he said.

In another development, he said police would investigate claims about the existence of another sex video implicating an opposition leader believed to have been produced in Thailand.

Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, secretary general of the Malaysian Chinese Muslims Association, Ann Wan Seng, cautioned Muslims against attempts by certain quarters to undermine the position of Islam as the country's official religion.

He said Muslims were taking too much comfort over the position of Islam as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.

Speaking at an Islamic organisations' leadership forum, he said, there were numerous issues affecting Muslims to date which he said should be given attention.

Among them were apostasy, burials of the bodies of Muslim converts and the requirement for new converts to inform their family members before they were allowed to register their religious affiliation, he added.

He also claimed that apostasy issues were connected to what he described as clandestine operations by certain quarters.

Kulim Bandar Baharu MP Datuk Zulkifli Noordin said there were young Muslims in the country who had gotten carried away with liberalism to the point of neglecting their own religion.

He said they were easily confused by the issue surrounding the use of the word "Allah" and attempts to convert Muslims to become Christians.

In Tumpat, Malay rights group Perkasa said it would lodged police reports nationwide over the alleged attempt to make Christianity the official religion of the federation.

Its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said until this evening, 10 police reports had been lodged, urging the authority to investigate the matter. - Bernama