#51935 Correlation between AQ, Myers-Briggs, and politics
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 5:36 pm
Waldorf said “Now it will make my day if a reader finds a correlation between Myers-Briggs, political leanings, and Asperger's syndrome.†The question interested me, so I attempted to find any correlations for Board Writers using previous data and the new data on Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ.
The data base is really too small to make any significant correlations, but it is interesting to note the trends. There is virtually no correlation in left-right political leanings and AQ.
However, I did see some correlation between Authoritarian-Libertarian scores and AQ. Generally speaking, the higher the AQ score the more the writer leans towards Authoritarianism. Sauron, Tao, and Foreman had the highest AQ scores (27, 25, and 24, respectively), and they also had the highest Authoritarian scores (0.2, 0.21, and 0.26). As you go down in AQ from Kirke (22), to habiba (20), to Whistler (17), and finally to Black Sheep (14) you get progressively more Libertarian scores. Cognoscente and Waldorf are off the line (exceptions), with lower AQ scores than you might expect from their moderate Libertarian views.
Most of the Introverts scored high on the AQ, with the Extroverts scoring low, with the exception of Tao. Only the “N†types took the AQ test, so we can’t compare their scores with the “S†types. Similarly there appear to be no “P†types among the writers, so we can’t compare this personality type either.
There is a rather strong correlation between low AQ scores and the “F†or Feelings type of personality measure. All three of the “F†types (Black Sheep, Waldorf, and Cognoscente) scored low in the AQ test; in fact they have the three lowest AQ scores. So, it appears that Thinking types score above average in AQ, while Feeling types score below average.
I should perhaps point out that Sky Bones and Ineffable had low AQ scores, but I don't know how they scored on the political compass or MBTI tests. I could only attempt to find a correlation when I had the data.
The data base is really too small to make any significant correlations, but it is interesting to note the trends. There is virtually no correlation in left-right political leanings and AQ.
However, I did see some correlation between Authoritarian-Libertarian scores and AQ. Generally speaking, the higher the AQ score the more the writer leans towards Authoritarianism. Sauron, Tao, and Foreman had the highest AQ scores (27, 25, and 24, respectively), and they also had the highest Authoritarian scores (0.2, 0.21, and 0.26). As you go down in AQ from Kirke (22), to habiba (20), to Whistler (17), and finally to Black Sheep (14) you get progressively more Libertarian scores. Cognoscente and Waldorf are off the line (exceptions), with lower AQ scores than you might expect from their moderate Libertarian views.
Most of the Introverts scored high on the AQ, with the Extroverts scoring low, with the exception of Tao. Only the “N†types took the AQ test, so we can’t compare their scores with the “S†types. Similarly there appear to be no “P†types among the writers, so we can’t compare this personality type either.
There is a rather strong correlation between low AQ scores and the “F†or Feelings type of personality measure. All three of the “F†types (Black Sheep, Waldorf, and Cognoscente) scored low in the AQ test; in fact they have the three lowest AQ scores. So, it appears that Thinking types score above average in AQ, while Feeling types score below average.
I should perhaps point out that Sky Bones and Ineffable had low AQ scores, but I don't know how they scored on the political compass or MBTI tests. I could only attempt to find a correlation when I had the data.
