Hunch.com apparently uses this method - Myers-Briggs Test is a psychology, profile evaluation system, expanded upon later by David Keirsey. We coded the evaluation scheme in Python, making a few additions. In the original version in David Keirsey book Please Understand Me II, the answer to each question is either A, or B, these choices in Python code as -1, +1 then sum up appropiate array values. Recent versions of this questionaire carry more (sometimes even five) choices. We noticed an additional 'neutral' choice can made an improvement, our version carries 3 answers. Eval code substitutes -1 for A, +1 for B, and 0 for neutral.
An example of the evaluation algorithm Keirsey uses in his book is above. We simply generate indexes that correspond to the columns seen above (answers arrive in a straight list, numbered from 1 to 70), then do the addition.
Another version, in HTML using Javascript, can be found here.
An example of the evaluation algorithm Keirsey uses in his book is above. We simply generate indexes that correspond to the columns seen above (answers arrive in a straight list, numbered from 1 to 70), then do the addition.def calculate_mb(choices):
new_choices = []
for i in range(1,8):
new_choices.append([int(choices[j-1]) for j in range(i,71,7) ])
res = list("XXXX")
ei = sum(new_choices[0])
if ei < 0: res[0] = 'E'
else: res[0] = 'I'
sn = sum(new_choices[1]) + sum(new_choices[2])
if sn < 0: res[1] = 'S'
else: res[1] = 'N'
tf = sum(new_choices[3]) + sum(new_choices[4])
if tf < 0: res[2] = 'T'
else: res[2] = 'F'
jp = sum(new_choices[5]) + sum(new_choices[6])
if jp < 0: res[3] = 'J'
else: res[3] = 'P'
logging.debug(choices)
return str(''.join(res))
Another version, in HTML using Javascript, can be found here.
