Political compass II

Undertoad · 06-08-2005, 10:22 AM

If people want to post their Political Compass scores again now, I promise to graph them again, like I did on
this thread from 2002 which we briefly revisited in January.

The test takes 5 minutes and is interesting. My new numbers:

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

Happy Monkey · 06-08-2005, 10:44 AM

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.69

Silent · 06-08-2005, 10:46 AM

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.79

glatt · 06-08-2005, 10:46 AM

Me and Ghandi.

Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

SteveDallas · 06-08-2005, 11:09 AM

-5.8, -6.1.

Let's hear it for representing authoritarianism as a positive!

russotto · 06-08-2005, 11:23 AM

Economic: 1.5
Authoritarian: -4.36

Many of the questions contained assumptions I didn't agree with, so I think it tends to measure me inaccurately.

glatt · 06-08-2005, 11:29 AM

I think it's amusing that most of the world leaders are all on the authoritarian side of things. Of course they are. They are the authorities. Of course they think they should be able to tell everyone what to do.

BigV · 06-08-2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russotto

Economic: 1.5
Authoritarian: -4.36

Many of the questions contained assumptions I didn't agree with, so I think it tends to measure me inaccurately.

As I read the information at the site, the questions are deliberately phrased to induce a decision, not agreement. They're designed to provoke a response, which can then be measured. Hence, the "score" at the end.

As to measuring inaccurately, perhaps. But if we all use the same wrong scale, then the relative differences will be neglible, even if the starting point is wrong compared to an outside source.

lookout123 · 06-08-2005, 11:16 AM

economic L/R -.38
social L/A -1.28

some of the questions (like this one)

Quote:

Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.

are difficult to answer. i had to answer yes to it. but if they had a question that said Fathers may have careers, but their first duty is to their family. i would have answered yes to that as well.

lookout123 · 01-13-2008, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

economic L/R -.38
social L/A -1.28

some of the questions (like this one) are difficult to answer. i had to answer yes to it. but if they had a question that said Fathers may have careers, but their first duty is to their family. i would have answered yes to that as well.

That is the old and I still feel the same about the phrasing of certain questions.

Here's the new:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51

richlevy · 01-13-2008, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

That is the old and I still feel the same about the phrasing of certain questions.

Here's the new:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51

There is a similar personality test used in psychology and career guidance, which does the same thing. It asks vague questions which could be challenged on any number of issues and basically the combination of answers is more important that the reasoning behind the answers.

Example question:

My father was a good man. True False

Depending on if someones father is alive or dead, or if they thought their father was ever a good man, the answer differs depending on how literal they approach the questions. If someone's father is still alive they could put False by objecting to the use of the word 'was'. The test doesn't care specifically about the answer. It combines this with all of the other questions to see if the person is just literal-minded or has an issue with their father. The test works by building a database of similar answers to make assumptions.

I did some Google Research and found this, a section in the book Organization Man on How to Cheat on Personality Tests. If you are doing a test for yourself (career guidance, political compass, etc), then when you cheat you are cheating yourself. The book believes that if you want the job, you should cheat on the test if necessary. I'm not sure I agree with that.

richlevy · 01-13-2008, 09:55 AM

I noticed they updated the questions to reflect different concerns. It was the darn plastic bottles that did me in. A little more left, a little more authoritarian. Excuse me, but I must leave in order to fast and pray for my soul now.

BTW, I sincerely doubt that they were truly able to measure candidates true beliefs by speeches and votes. At some point politicians speeches are tailored towards what the public wants to hear and votes are constrained by what the public and the legislature will accept. These issues might still constrain a president to some small degree, but nowhere near as much. GWB's score on these issues has probably changed dramatically in the past 7 years.

Jan 2008

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69

June 2005

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72

Radar · 06-08-2005, 11:29 AM

I'm almost exactly in the same spot I was back then.

My current numbers...

Economic Left/Right: 7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

My old numbers...

Economic Left/Right: 7.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

SteveDallas · 06-08-2005, 12:31 PM

Wow that's pretty fickle.

warch · 06-08-2005, 01:19 PM

Econ L/R -2.38
Soc Lib/Auth -5.28

I'm creeping towards moderate...previous -2.88 and -6.41

06-08-2005, 10:22 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Political compass II If people want to post their Political Compass scores again now, I promise to graph them again, like I did on this thread from 2002 which we briefly revisited in January. The test takes 5 minutes and is interesting. My new numbers: Economic Left/Right: 1.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

06-08-2005, 10:44 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Economic Left/Right: -7.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.69 __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-13-2008, 09:55 AM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Still Crazy After All of These Years...... I noticed they updated the questions to reflect different concerns. It was the darn plastic bottles that did me in. A little more left, a little more authoritarian. Excuse me, but I must leave in order to fast and pray for my soul now. BTW, I sincerely doubt that they were truly able to measure candidates true beliefs by speeches and votes. At some point politicians speeches are tailored towards what the public wants to hear and votes are constrained by what the public and the legislature will accept. These issues might still constrain a president to some small degree, but nowhere near as much. GWB's score on these issues has probably changed dramatically in the past 7 years. Jan 2008 Economic Left/Right: -5.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69 June 2005 Economic Left/Right: -4.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72 __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 01-13-2008 at 10:02 AM.

06-08-2005, 11:29 AM	#13
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I'm almost exactly in the same spot I was back then. My current numbers... Economic Left/Right: 7.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31 My old numbers... Economic Left/Right: 7.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41 __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

06-08-2005, 10:46 AM	#3
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	Economic Left/Right: -4.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.79

06-08-2005, 10:46 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Me and Ghandi. Economic Left/Right: -5.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

06-08-2005, 11:09 AM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	-5.8, -6.1. Let's hear it for representing authoritarianism as a positive!

06-08-2005, 11:23 AM	#6
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Economic: 1.5 Authoritarian: -4.36 Many of the questions contained assumptions I didn't agree with, so I think it tends to measure me inaccurately.

06-08-2005, 12:31 PM	#14
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Wow that's pretty fickle.

06-08-2005, 01:19 PM	#15
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Econ L/R -2.38 Soc Lib/Auth -5.28 I'm creeping towards moderate...previous -2.88 and -6.41

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