I see: lower numbers of SP types and higher number of Js and Ts than usual. Otherwise quite typical data.
4 x as many INFJs in Australia per capita than elsewhere.
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I think it's interesting but to say that it's a credible scientific assessment ? I truly don't think it comes remotely close to being that. For that matter really as useful as I think mbti is, it's really not a "proven" thing itself.
Given all that Australia, really is quite a strange place, in terms of its bio diversity etc. Disconnected from main land masses for so long etc. I'd need to see a lot more compelling evidence, to think there was that kind of disparity in psychological preference types, to accept those figures though.
People, myself included, have a great tendency to believe things we "Like" or want to be correct. Even knowing that doesn't liberate us from the tendency either.
Given all that Australia, really is quite a strange place, in terms of its bio diversity etc. Disconnected from main land masses for so long etc. I'd need to see a lot more compelling evidence, to think there was that kind of disparity in psychological preference types, to accept those figures though.
People, myself included, have a great tendency to believe things we "Like" or want to be correct. Even knowing that doesn't liberate us from the tendency either.
James said:
I'm quite certain that ESFP is much more common in Australia than the data is suggesting. I also strongly suspect that there are far more male feelers than the data suggests. There's also a bias in the dichotomies generally where N and P (and likewise S and J) correlate with each other, due to N and P both being linked to open-mindedness*.
So I certainly think the statistics there are inaccurate.
* however this doesn't explain why the INJ types are more greatly represented here - I'm not quite sure what the deal there is
