Triadic Enneagram Test Statistics

These statistics are here partly for curiosity's sake and primarily to gather data for improving the accuracy of this test. If you haven't taken the test yet, go and take it before scolling all the way down. The bottom part of this page reveals what each question is testing for, and that may unduly influence how you answer the questions. After taking the test, you are welcome to examine all the statistics and offer suggestions for future questions by email, especially if you are already familiar with the theories behind the test. I think this test will ultimately become more balanced and accurate if not all questions are written by a single 5w4.

During this trial, 353 scores have been saved from people who claimed to know their Enneagram type. This page reports statistics on the 353 scores from people whose certainty about their type is flimsy or better.

Reported MBTI Types & Reported Enneagram Types

MBTI Types Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
???? 26 20 2 35 25 17 18 13 27
ISTJ 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 5
ISFJ 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
INFJ 2 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 1
INTJ 2 0 1 1 10 0 2 5 1
ISTP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ISFP 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
INFP 1 2 0 18 1 0 1 0 7
INTP 0 0 0 5 12 2 1 0 1
ESTP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ESFP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ENFP 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 0 6
ENTP 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
ESTJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ESFJ 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
ENFJ 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
ENTJ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0

Reported Enneagram Types & Scored Enneagram Types

These correlations are a measure of how accurate the test is. A multi-digit number indicates a tied score. Due to the possibility of tied scores, this table has rows only for the types people have actually scored as. The question mark in the left column means that a person reported his/her Enneagram type as Unknown.

Scores Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
2 1 9 0 3 0 1 5 0 2
3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4 2 0 1 46 5 2 2 0 2
5 17 0 1 5 42 2 8 6 6
6 0 8 1 3 0 11 1 1 14
7 9 1 1 4 1 0 20 2 4
8 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 16 1
9 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 10
14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
45 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
46 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
47 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
56 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
57 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
79 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
123 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
126 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
279 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
356 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
378 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
469 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
579 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23679 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
123456789 0 2 0 3 4 1 0 2 1

General Accuracy: 47.80%
Bulls-eye Accuracy: 44.19%
Weighted General Accuracy: 45.23%
Weighted Bulls-eye Accuracy: 37.76%

The General Accuracy is calculated by adding up the points scored for the types people reported themselves as, then dividing it by the highest possible point value and multiplying by 100. The Bull-eye Accuracy measures the percentage of direct hits. A random number generator, such as rand(1,9) would have a Bulls-eye rating of 1 in 9, which is 11.11%. Since General Accuracy is a measure of how many questions a person answers in favor of his type, and each question has three answers, pure chance would have a General Accuracy of 1 in 3, which is 33.33%. Anything significantly better than these is a good sign. The weighted accuracy scores are more accurate. These are calculated by calculating and summing scores for each type individually, then dividing by nine. This gives equal weight to each type even when unequal numbers of each type take the test.

Enneagram Types on Individual Questions

These are the statistics that will be most directly used for improving the accuracy of the test. The preceding statistics have been more a matter of curiosity value. These results are arranged in the standard order for the questions, not the randomized order you may have taken the test in. The accuracy for each question is calculated by dividing the number of matches by the total number of answers given, excluding answers given by those who didn't report an Enneagram type. Pure chance should have an accuracy of 33.33% on each question. First, the question is listed, then how people answer the question according to their reported types, then how they answered the questions according to scored types.

1. Which best describes you?
A. Leader
C. Team player
W. Loner
Question #1
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 22 11 3 9 6 3 18 17 7
Compliant 6 13 2 6 5 10 16 2 26
Withdrawn 8 2 0 56 42 7 18 7 17
Accuracy: 53.69% Weighted: 52.09%

2. How are you with your friends?
A. I normally try to get them to do what I want to do.
C. I'm usually happy do what they want to do.
W. I generally prefer to do my own thing, even if it means doing it by myself.
Question #2
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 13 5 1 11 8 3 12 14 5
Compliant 8 19 3 18 4 9 23 5 32
Withdrawn 15 2 1 42 41 8 17 7 13
Accuracy: 46.90% Weighted: 44.42%

3. Which best describes you?
A. Outspoken
C. Supportive
W. Reflective
Question #3
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 19 3 2 8 6 5 24 17 6
Compliant 3 20 0 9 3 9 14 2 24
Withdrawn 13 3 3 53 43 6 14 7 20
Accuracy: 56.85% Weighted: 53.38%

4. Which is most important to you?
A. Being bigger, stronger, or more successful than other people.
C. Being friendlier, kinder, or more virtuous than other people.
W. Being smarter, wiser, or more imaginative than other people.
Question #4
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 8 4
Compliant 5 22 2 22 5 6 10 1 28
Withdrawn 30 4 3 49 46 13 40 17 18
Accuracy: 46.02% Weighted: 39.44%

5. Which best describes you?
A. Action-oriented.
C. People-oriented.
W. Contemplative.
Question #5
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 8 2 1 5 5 4 21 16 3
Compliant 10 22 0 10 2 10 14 4 22
Withdrawn 18 2 4 56 46 6 17 6 25
Accuracy: 61.06% Weighted: 55.55%

6. Which do people admire most about you?
A. My confidence.
C. My loyalty.
W. My imagination.
Question #6
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 21 7 1 11 16 1 18 18 12
Compliant 6 13 2 16 9 14 8 3 24
Withdrawn 8 5 2 44 28 4 26 5 14
Accuracy: 46.43% Weighted: 45.50%

7. Which best describes you?
A. I am very self-confident.
C. I feel most confident with support from others.
W. I feel most confident in solitary pursuits.
Question #7
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assertive 13 6 0 5 7 1 23 13 5
Compliant 9 14 4 23 12 14 22 10 29
Withdrawn 14 6 1 43 34 5 7 3 15
Accuracy: 48.82% Weighted: 44.27%

8. Which best describes your strengths?
C. I am strong-willed and determined.
H. I am likable, and I fit in well.
I. I am passionately dedicated to important ideals.
Question #8
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 7 2 1 12 25 6 17 17 4
Harmony 4 18 2 17 8 8 26 3 38
Ideals 25 6 1 42 20 5 9 6 8
Accuracy: 49.85% Weighted: 48.25%

9. When you're faced with a big problem, how do you first respond?
C. I trust in my ability to handle it.
H. I trust in the cooperation of other people to help me handle it.
I. I rely on my ability to break it down into smaller problems.
Question #9
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 23 15 3 21 23 6 23 15 17
Harmony 5 9 2 22 5 9 15 4 22
Ideals 8 2 0 26 24 5 14 7 11
Accuracy: 39.88% Weighted: 41.72%

10. Which best describes you?
C. Independent
H. Cooperative
I. Idealistic
Question #10
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 7 6 1 26 37 6 27 20 11
Harmony 2 12 3 8 5 10 4 2 20
Ideals 26 8 1 37 11 4 21 4 18
Accuracy: 53.41% Weighted: 54.16%

11. Which weakness are you most prone to?
C. I may sometimes be too possessive.
H. I may too often live by the expectations of others instead of by my own.
I. I can get so involved in a fantasy life that I sometimes neglect my real life.
Question #11
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 24 3 2 6 8 7 7 13 6
Harmony 9 18 2 12 14 9 11 5 22
Ideals 3 5 1 53 29 4 33 7 20
Accuracy: 43.84% Weighted: 39.75%

12. Which fault are you most prone to?
C. I can sometimes be very authoritarian.
H. I too often let others tell me who I am.
I. I may sometimes be too self-absorbed.
Question #12
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 19 9 1 3 6 4 13 17 4
Harmony 1 13 1 10 4 5 3 3 22
Ideals 16 3 3 58 42 11 35 6 21
Accuracy: 50.75% Weighted: 44.39%

13. Which is most important to you?
C. Being in control of my life.
H. Living a life in harmony with others.
I. Devoting my life to something greater.
Question #13
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 21 5 1 24 31 8 22 18 5
Harmony 4 12 2 11 7 8 8 0 32
Ideals 11 9 2 36 15 4 22 8 12
Accuracy: 48.82% Weighted: 46.20%

14. Which best describes how you live your life?
C. I stay in control of relationships to avoid rejection.
H. I maintain harmony to keep people close to me.
I. I live up to ideals to avoid feeling frustrated with myself.
Question #14
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control 8 6 1 15 27 5 18 14 5
Harmony 3 16 3 23 9 12 13 1 42
Ideals 25 4 1 33 15 3 21 11 3
Accuracy: 54.30% Weighted: 54.46%

15. Which best describes you?
P. I generally keep a positive outlook on things.
R. I have strong reactions to things.
C. I keep a level head and approach things rationally.
Question #15
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 8 14 1 9 3 5 33 3 22
Reactive 14 8 3 47 10 11 12 14 11
Competency 14 4 1 14 40 4 7 9 17
Accuracy: 57.99% Weighted: 52.41%

16. Which best characterizes you?
P. Happy optimism.
R. Wary pessimism.
C. Prepared realism.
Question #16
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 5 12 3 17 5 4 39 5 26
Reactive 4 3 1 29 14 3 1 1 7
Competency 27 11 1 25 34 13 12 20 16
Accuracy: 50.89% Weighted: 43.67%

17. Which best describes you?
P. Optimistic
R. Emotionally volatile
C. Level-headed
Question #17
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 3 10 3 12 6 4 30 6 21
Reactive 8 7 1 44 8 9 10 5 7
Competency 25 9 1 15 38 6 12 15 22
Accuracy: 54.30% Weighted: 47.69%

18. When someone insults you, how do you normally take it?
P. I don't take it very seriously.
R. I feel very offended.
C. I feel somewhat bewildered.
Question #18
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 11 1 0 9 9 2 15 5 11
Reactive 9 16 4 37 21 15 20 11 17
Competency 16 9 1 25 23 3 17 10 22
Accuracy: 38.35% Weighted: 36.88%

19. Which best describes your emotional life?
P. My emotions tend to be light and positive.
R. My emotions tend to be dark and negative.
C. I am not very well in touch with my emotions.
Question #19
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 21 15 3 18 9 6 34 8 19
Reactive 10 11 2 48 18 12 11 10 11
Competency 5 0 0 5 24 2 7 8 20
Accuracy: 49.55% Weighted: 43.12%

20. Which best describes how you deal with difficulty?
P. I remain optimistic and hopeful.
R. I find ways to express my frustration.
C. I focus on making myself more competent.
Question #20
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 5 9 2 14 4 4 16 2 20
Reactive 6 12 3 29 12 8 19 8 20
Competency 25 3 0 28 37 8 17 16 10
Accuracy: 45.10% Weighted: 39.90%

21. Which best describes you?
P. Easy-going
R. Temperamental
C. Objective
Question #21
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Positive 2 20 1 27 18 11 27 3 39
Reactive 13 4 2 30 8 6 14 8 3
Competency 21 2 2 14 25 3 11 15 8
Accuracy: 52.82% Weighted: 50.80%

22. When you have insomnia, which is most frequently its cause?
B. I feel too energized to go to sleep.
M. My mind won't quiet down.
E. My feelings won't be still.
Question #22
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 3 3 1 12 3 2 13 8 4
Mental 27 14 3 36 45 18 36 15 36
Emotional 6 8 1 23 4 0 3 3 10
Accuracy: 43.32% Weighted: 41.92%

23. How do you tend to deal with life?
B. By taking action.
M. With knowledge and information.
E. With my feelings and emotions.
Question #23
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 5 5 1 1 2 2 25 14 7
Mental 27 1 0 22 46 12 18 8 21
Emotional 4 20 4 48 5 6 9 4 22
Accuracy: 51.33% Weighted: 54.19%

24. Which most often describes you?
B. Angry.
M. Afraid.
E. Ashamed.
Question #24
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 28 2 0 19 10 0 18 14 13
Mental 3 16 3 31 31 19 23 8 22
Emotional 4 7 2 21 11 1 11 3 11
Accuracy: 47.73% Weighted: 51.19%

25. Which is usually the biggest hurdle for you?
B. Overcoming my anger.
M. Overcoming my fears.
E. Overcoming my shame.
Question #25
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 21 4 0 9 6 1 11 14 14
Mental 10 15 4 41 37 18 35 9 26
Emotional 4 7 1 21 10 1 6 3 9
Accuracy: 49.85% Weighted: 49.56%

26. Which do you tend to be aware of most often?
B. My body
M. My thoughts
E. My emotions
Question #26
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 4 3 0 3 3 2 5 3 9
Mental 22 5 2 26 47 12 35 18 31
Emotional 10 18 3 42 3 6 12 5 10
Accuracy: 51.03% Weighted: 49.45%

27. Which are you generally most aware of?
B. My gut reactions.
M. What I think about something.
E. How I feel about something.
Question #27
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 8 0 1 11 7 3 19 13 16
Mental 25 4 2 11 43 9 13 10 19
Emotional 3 22 2 49 3 8 20 3 15
Accuracy: 51.62% Weighted: 49.89%

28. Which do you seem to use most frequently?
B. My gut instincts
M. My intellect
E. My emotional sensitivity
Question #28
Attribute Reported Enneagram Types
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Behavioral 6 7 1 12 9 6 14 17 26
Mental 26 2 1 15 41 10 28 8 10
Emotional 4 17 3 44 3 4 10 1 14
Accuracy: 56.64% Weighted: 55.85%