An empirical, statistical reconstruction of socionics

Socionic type as a measured, continuous trait space

Quantitative Socionics treats type as a measurement problem. The socion is modelled as a fifteen-dimensional continuous space — one axis per Reinin dichotomy — in which the sixteen classical types are reference points, not clusters, and a person is a profile of continuous scores rather than a single label. This site collects the analyses and data behind that reconstruction.

Empirical basis — mass self-report questionnaires Trait axes — 15 Reinin dichotomies Data & code — CC-BY 4.0

§ 1In brief

Measured, not interpreted: Standardised self-report questionnaires, not expert reading of a hidden type.
Continuous, not categorical: Types are reference points in a continuous space; a person is a profile, with accents and inversions.

Falsifiable: Structural claims are stated so that questionnaire data can contradict them.
Connected: Trait axes are related to neurophysiology, genetics, and established inventories — not sealed off.

§ 2Contents

The corpus

01 Basics Definitions, interpretive conventions, and methodological context. 4 entries 02 Traits Long-form analysis of the fifteen dichotomies: response structure and cross-dichotomy relations. 40 entries 03 Functions Empirical descriptions of function-related clusters and their measurable content. 101 entries 04 Types Type-level trait profiles, structural notes, and differential diagnosis. 66 entries 05 Neurosocionics Neurophysiological correlates of socionic structure. 8 entries 06 Small Groups Quadras, temperament groups, and other cross-type structures. 21 entries

Notes

Public instrument. A self-administered questionnaire is in preparation and will open for data collection in 2026; until then the inventory page describes its structure. (Take the inventory)

Data & reuse. Analyses and anonymised data are released under CC-BY 4.0. Corrections and replication reports are welcome.