Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better than Facebook friends

Re:Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better th... by kelukelugames on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @06:20PM (#8883263)

Trying to explain the results gives me a headache. "Programmers" indicates shyness makes sense but "In n' Out" burgers means calm and relaxed?

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Re:Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better th... by jameshart on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @06:26PM (#8883285)

In n' Out Burgers correlates with California, which correlates with NOT being from the Northeast, which correlates with being, relatively, calm and relaxed.

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Re:Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better th... by sehr on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @06:54PM (#8883401)

Why are Californians chiller than others? I wonder if it's actually true

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Re:Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better th... by kleer001 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @07:42PM (#8883562)

Californian here. Yes, we are. It's the nice weather.

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Re:Algorithm predicts Five Factor personality type better th... by Romdeau on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @10:27PM (#8884104)

It's because you're looking at it from the wrong direction. The indicators are selected because people who are shy have a higher than average likelihood of liking "programmers". If you average out a bunch of likes and you know the general personality types of people who like those groups you end up with a pretty good general picture of someones personality.

I really want to see this run on one of those profiles that facebook marketing clickbots use.

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