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[Traditional Enneagram] New Enneagram Inventory (Experimental)

Mal12345

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I need to stop and score some tests, so anybody who is new here please hold off. Also, I need to revamp the score key and change the way the statements are answered from y/n/x to a 1-5 scale. So far it has been successful at defining the primary type and pretty good at finding the wing type. But the tritypes have been more difficult.

I created this 64 question enneagram inventory based on the work of the OPQ. Their work is theirs and belongs to them, and I have no intention of making anything off of the inventory except for the satisfaction, hopefully, of creating something useful for those who are curious about the enneagram.

I will score this inventory based off of the score key I have in my possession. If possible, I will also use your score to determine your tritype.

Here is the inventory:

Answer each statement with either Y for yes, N for no, or X for I don't know/no preference/both/neither/prefer not to answer...
The more X's there are, the less accurate the result. On the other hand, if do you answer with a lot of X's then that could be a clue as to your primary e-type.

NEW RULES: If your answer "depends" on something, or if it only exists in thought, put a "yes."

1. I prefer to follow my own approach.
2. I enjoy analyzing people.
3. I openly express feelings, or, I find it difficult to conceal my feelings.
4. I enjoy working with numbers.
5. I am cautious when it comes to making decisions.
6. I believe the practical is more important than the theoretical.
7. I'm not the the type to follow convention.
8. I am not highly ambitious and prefer to take a more laid-back approach.
9. I am adaptable, I take a different approach to different people and situations.
10. I prefer routine over variety; repetitive work doesn't bother me.
11. I don't like detailed tasks; I tend to be rather unorganized and unsystematic.
12. I prefer to make my own decisions.
13. I am outspoken.
14. I am modest.
15. Analyzing people is not important to me.
16. I would rather spend my time being alone.
17. I am competitive and dislike losing.
18. I enjoy being in charge.
19. I critically evaluate information and focus upon errors.
20. I am trusting, I see others as honest and reliable.
21. I am interested in theories and enjoy playing with abstract concepts.
22. I generally feel awkward meeting new people.
23. I am highly ambitious and strive to achieve more.
24. I don't like telling other people what to do.
25. I am good at persuading people.
26. I don't mind breaking rules and I dislike bureaucracy.
27. I am innovative.
28. I am talkative and enjoy being the center of attention.
29. I am thick-skinned and not easily offended.
30. I like to be around other people.
31. I prefer to remain detached from other people's problems.
32. I prefer to take a conventional approach to situations.
33. I consult others before making most decisions.
34. I prefer variety over routine.
35. I dislike being the center of attention.
36. I am helpful and supportive.
37. I don't like being pressured with extra things to do.
38. I find it difficult to unwind and relax.
39. I take a long-term view and set goals for the future.
40. I am relatively free from worry.
41. Opinions and feelings are more important to me than facts and numbers.
42. I like to keep busy and enjoy having lots of things to do.
43. I prefer to just go along to get along.
44. I am wary of the intentions of others.
45. I prefer to see deadlines as optional.
46. I am socially confident.
47. I find it easy to relax.
48. I am decisive.
49. I rarely display emotion.
50. I am more focused on things that might go wrong.
51. I tend to focus on the negative.
52. I don't like competition, I just want to have fun.
53. I don't like to voice my own opinions.
54. I am not very creative.
55. I like to make my strengths and achievements known.
56. I don't change myself to adapt to various situations.
57. I am sometimes too sensitive for my own good.
58. I don't waste a lot of time looking for errors.
59. I prefer to follow rules and regulations.
60. I always expect things to turn out well.
61. I am conscientious.
62. I am methodical and like to focus on details.
63. I am more interested in immediate goals in the here-and-now than the long-term future.
64. I am rarely persuasive, and I'm not good at negotiation.
 
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Mal12345

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The experimental nature of this inventory is that it is not a "one statement equals one type" inventory. Each statement will equate with 1 or more enneagram types. So you won't be able to second-guess this inventory as you could with any other enneagram inventory out there (given sufficient knowledge of the system). My task is to weigh your test responses against the possibility that each one equates with a particular type.
 

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Sure, I'll bite. Let me know if there are too many Xs.

 

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Thanks!
 

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[MENTION=6554]/DG/[/MENTION]
Your score was 6w5.

Your possible tritype is 6w5, 9w1, 2w1.
 

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This is cool! May I request an analysis please?
Also let me know if I use X too much... I used it 17 times... eh fuck, next to each X I'll try to explain why it's an X in case that helps at all.

 

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[MENTION=17424]decrescendo[/MENTION]

You scored 6w5. If that doesn't look right to you, then I would say 5w6 because 5 and 6 scored only 1 point apart.
Your possible tritype is 6w5 1w9 4w5
 

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Too many x's?
 

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[MENTION=23583]21lux[/MENTION] You scored 6w5. I imagine 6w7 is the correct type for you, but you did have a lot of X's. I need to analyze the results further.
Based on the rest of the scales, you would then be the 6w7 9w1 4w5 tritype.

So I analyzed your results and explanations and came up with the following:
14. I would change "I am modest" from an X to a Y.
49. I would change from an X to Y.
28. I would change from an X to a Y.
61. should change from X to a Y.

Your score is still 6w5 after making these 4 adjustments.
 

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Interesting idea. Here's mine:

 

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Too many x's?

The X's are something that can be looked at. But for now, you scored 8w7. Your second highest score was 4w5. If that seems backward, then you can consider 8w7 as a second in a tritype with 4w5 at the top. 4s and 8s have a lot of traits in common (this is called resonance). 7w8 also appears to be in your tritype.

I also found that I need to change one of the statements in the inventory.
 

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The X's are something that can be looked at. But for now, you scored 8w7. Your second highest score was 4w5. If that seems backward, then you can considered 8w7 as a second in a tritype with 4w5 at the top. 4s and 8s have a lot of traits in common (this is called resonance). 7w8 also appears to be in your tritype.

I also found that I need to change one of the statements in the inventory.

Interesting. I do think both 4 and 7 are in my tritype but I'm too openly timid to be an 8, IMO. Definitely not core 8 and I usually go with 1 for my gut fix.

Thank you!
 

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Interesting. I do think both 4 and 7 are in my tritype but I'm too openly timid to be an 8, IMO. Definitely not core 8 and I usually go with 1 for my gut fix.

Thank you!

"I prefer to follow my own approach," which you scored Yes on, can be considered a headstrong 8 trait.
 

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Here is mine. Thank you!

 

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kk, let's play.

Where I use an X, it rarely represents an "I don't know" or "neither", but more often a "both". These are sharp spots, not foggy ones.



Rate of X's: 14%
 

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Yeah, I like this idea a lot more than 1-to-1 test items.

 

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[MENTION=13589]Mal12345[/MENTION] I'll participate (goodness knows I love this stuff!). I find your comment about each question correlating to more than one type, interesting. I can see how that might be (same behaviors/themes, different motivations?) but would love to know more.



I used more X's than I expected! I wonder if you are taking instincts into account (which I find a far more important distinction than tritype). For instance, SP 1's often type as a 6's if instincts aren't factored in. Just a thought. Interesting work, thanks for sharing! :D

Also, I agree with [MENTION=17945]Nixie[/MENTION] about the meaning of my X's, more "both" dependent on the context, than an "I don't know".
 

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So I didn't whimp out and select X for any answers. I'm giving you all Ys and Ns so you have more to work with.

Fun test, btw.
 

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Here is mine. Thank you!


Your scores added up to 5w4 as your primary type.
I'm becoming less confident in the tritype score results on this test. But your highest scores in each triad were 5, 4, and then 8.
 
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