Scoring a Five Factor Profile

Scoring a trait profile means converting item responses to dimension scores, comparing them to norms, and stating what the profile does and does not predict.

One completed inventory scored end to end: raw responses summed by dimension, each dimension placed against norms, the profile read as five positions rather than a type, three defensible predictions drawn from it, and two claims rejected — one because it treats a dimension as a category and one because it is a Barnum statement that would fit anyone.