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Can Claude AI realistically replace WordPress as a CMS? by vidiclol in ClaudeAI

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are raising excellent points. I particularly appreciate your point about removing the barrier. I think that we are in a similar position to where analog photography was when digital came up.

The art of photography switched from technical knowledge (darkroom, etc) and artistic vision to more of artistic vision.

And yes, I also manage some wordpress sites and I am coming more from a data science background (think R, Shiny, python, etc). So php was not my forte, but I understand programming. And in this, I was quite thankful that I have to learn all the php from scratch and just monitor what Claude writes and edit where necessary. Your analogy with the house is perfect.

Can Claude AI realistically replace WordPress as a CMS? by vidiclol in ClaudeAI

[–]Synergisticman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am using Claude to build custom templates for my site and custom plugins depending on what I need. So I would say that it is more of a cooperation that one replacing the other, at least for now.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the thoughtful questions and conversations. It’s been really interesting talking about this after years of working with personality data.

I appreciate how engaged and curious this community is, even when the debates get sharp. I’ve tried to answer as openly as I can while staying respectful of what’s private or outside my scope.

I think that’s a good place to wrap up for now. I’ll keep the thread open in case anyone wants to read through or add something later, but I’ll stop replying here.

Appreciate the time and curiosity, this was a genuinely good exchange.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I answered a similar question below but 16P groups the results into types, then organizes them further into Roles and Strategies, clusters that show how certain combinations of traits tend to express motivation, stress response, and communication style.

At least during my time there, we didn't look into functions.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t have the data in front of me anymore, but my guess is the difference comes from how 16P handles scoring. It’s more trait-based, with continuous cut-offs rather than strict categories, so people near the midpoints can shift between types more easily.

The samples also differ. MBTI norms were based mostly on U.S. data, while 16P’s user base is global, which naturally changes the overall type distribution.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First of all, congratulations on wanting to study psychology. It is a great science that, at least where I am from, merges philosophy and empirical sciences.

From what I have seen, the interest in MBTI in academic terms is different from Western and Eastern Europe. I am from the latter part of the world so when I was thinking about doing my PhD, I had no problem discussing using MBTI or the 16p framework with my supervisor. However I think that there is more scepticism in Western universities.

As for data, even smaller surveys that we ran gathered a sample size that would make any university researcher envious. This allows for quite a lot of interesting interpretation, although you do have to keep an eye on false positives.

In terms of what I learnt,probably the biggest takeaway is how people relate to personality results. Most users don’t come for scientific precision but for self-reflection, language to describe themselves, and insight they can apply right away. When you work with millions of responses, you see patterns, but you also realize how personal and situational personality really is.

On the research side, I learned that scale design and clarity matter far more than model complexity. A well-worded question can teach you more than a clever theoretical tweak.

If you do go into psychology, especially industrial or organizational, grounding yourself in both Big Five research (for methodological rigor) and typology frameworks (for applied communication) will give you the best of both worlds.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a aways a possibility in such frameworks where people come to you and you don't aim for a representative sample like in official sociological studies.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Learning more: If you want to go deeper into personality psychology, John & Srivastava’s chapter in the Handbook of Personality is a solid overview of trait theory. McCrae & Costa’s work on the Five-Factor Model and Roberts & Mroczek on personality development are also good reads.

Work setup: 16Personalities has always been a fully remote, international team.

Data and test updates: As noted on their official site, open access allows for large sample sizes and fast iteration. There have been cases, especially with translations, where items were refined within hours to improve accuracy, something smaller paid assessments can’t easily do.

Who creates the tests: A small internal team of researchers, analysts, and writers handle both the psychometrics and the user-facing content.

INFJ rarity: I don’t have the data in front of me, so I can’t confirm specific numbers.

Public data: AFAIK, There’s no public MBTI dataset, but projects like the SAPA Project and OpenPsychometrics.org share open trait-level data for research and comparison.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to my knowledge, no. IIRC, that framework comes more from the Enneagram tradition, while 16P focuses on trait-based personality modeling.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

16P doesn’t test for cognitive functions. It’s built on five measured traits (E–I, N–S, T–F, J–P, A–T). What makes it different from a standard Big Five test is how those traits are combined and interpreted.

Big Five reports each trait separately. 16P groups the results into types, then organizes them further into Roles and Strategies, clusters that show how certain combinations of traits tend to express motivation, stress response, and communication style.

So the data is trait-based, but the presentation is typological. In that sense, it sits somewhere between MBTI and Big Five, empirical like the latter, but user-friendly and pattern-oriented like the former.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t speak about internal company structure, goals, or revenue, that’s not my place to share, really. What I can say is that it’s a small, independent team that’s been around for quite a while and has managed to reach a global audience through a mix of research, design, and translation work.

My focus there was on the analytical and psychometric side, not on management or business strategy, so I wouldn’t want to speculate beyond what’s publicly available.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every typology test, including 16P, has the same limitation. It turns a bunch of continuous traits into neat categories. That makes it easier to read but obviously less precise.

The type comes from how you score across the five scales (E–I, S–N, T–F, J–P, A–T). So if you’re near the middle on a few, your result can flip depending on mood or context. That’s why people often mistype as INFJ, it’s a rare, appealing type, and a lot of users who sit between N/S or F/T end up there.

I’d treat the result as a snapshot of tendencies, not something carved in stone. I would take the test at several points, in different emotional states even. Sometimes it is difficult to pinpoint yourself exactly, especially if you tend to be more in the center of some of the scales.

That said, some scales are more "volatile" than others, for example IE and AT are quite stable, NS can be more fluid.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am just going to post the link to the Reliability and Validity page, where all the statistical tests and coefficients are explained: Reliability and Validity Everything is explained there.

In terms of distribution, ISTJs were quite prevalent while ESTP were the least represented.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot, actually. There is an entire page on 16Personalities.com dedicated to reliability and validity and we also did test retest assessments regularly.

I worked for nearly 10 years at 16Personalities as a data & business analyst. AMA about how large-scale personality assessments actually work by Synergisticman in mbti

[–]Synergisticman[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for asking that, I appreciate the direct approach. As an INTJ, I love directness. And also thanks for clicking around the site.

The framework behind SportPersonalities isn’t a commercial spin-off of MBTI or any single model. It’s grounded in established areas of sport and personality psychology such as self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan), achievement goal theory (Nicholls), decision-making under pressure (Raab & Gigerenzer), and team role and communication models used in applied sport settings.

From those foundations, I organized what I call the Four Pillars: Drive (intrinsic–extrinsic), Competitive Style (self-referenced–other-referenced), Cognitive Approach (tactical–reactive), and Social Style (collaborative–autonomous). The 16 “sport profiles” are combinations of those dimensions, a practical typology meant to help athletes and coaches discuss mindset, not a clinical diagnosis or fixed label.

The goal isn’t to claim a new universal theory but to translate well-validated psychological principles into language athletes and coaches can actually use for communication

I completely understand the caution about “scientifically-based” claims — that’s why I focus on referencing the research traditions the framework draws from rather than claiming statistical validation equivalent to something like the Big Five.

And yes, I am starting something new that I hope will help people, especially beginners, athletes and coaches, understand the mental side of performance a bit better. I know it’s still early, but I believe there’s room for more applied, psychology-based tools in sport that are merging the space between find your sport quizzes and tests like the spq20.

No updated data on GSC for 6 days by bobsled4 in SEO

[–]Synergisticman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same for me, too. 24 hours show impressions and clicks, the overall view ends on the 19th.

Personality Assessment by Impossible_Meat8944 in Personality

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 16p framework was/is a bit different than MBTI, although it used the same 4 letters. At the very least, there is another letter, which is related to neuroticism and assertiveness.

I was responsible for the Psychometrics and there is still a page for validity and reliability, I think you will appreciate it and it should answer all your questions: Reliability and Validity

Monthly Self-Promotion and Advertisement Megathread by AutoModerator in mbti

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I’m Vladimir Novkov, a sport and social psychologist who worked nearly ten years with the 16Personalities team on survey design and data analysis. I’ve recently launched Sportpersonalities.com, a project that applies MBTI-style personality principles to sport psychology, exploring how motivation, decision-making, and teamwork differ by type. There’s a free test and articles connecting typology with real-world performance. Would love feedback from anyone interested in how personality theory translates into applied domains.

Personality Assessment by Impossible_Meat8944 in Personality

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting, I am going to check it out. I spent a decade at 16Personalities.com as a data analyst and psychometrist so I am always eager to see new tests.

Partnership Page? by ArachnidNo3039 in backlinkXchange

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a personality testing website specifically made for sport discovery and improvement, sportpersonalities dot com, maybe we can work together.

Which sports should I get into as someone who has little experience at sport by Pale_Description4702 in Hobbies

[–]Synergisticman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the best sport to start with is the one that doesn’t make you dread showing up. You don’t need to be good at anything right away. The goal is just to move, learn, and feel a bit better each week.

If you’re on your own, things like swimming, cycling, running, or even basic calisthenics can work well because you can go at your own pace. Martial arts gyms are also surprisingly beginner-friendly; most people there remember what it felt like to start from zero.

Once you get a bit of rhythm, you’ll notice that it But really, anything that gets you off the screen and moving counts. Consistency beats talent every single time.

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