This online test Political Quiz may be useful. However I found offering only 3 choices limiting. That is agree - neutral - disagree isn't enough.

I'm asking that a whole bunch of us take this and post our results. No agenda, no gotcha, let's just look.

I suggest we do it differently than the online quiz.

5 answers:

1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = neutral - no strong feelings
4 = Somewhat disagree
5 = Strongly disagree

First 5 questions - this determines Personal Index (PI):
1. Government should not censor speech, press, media, or internet.
2. Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft.
3. There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults.
4. Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs.
5. There should be no National ID card.

- Compute total score for questions, eg. If you strongly agree with all 5 your score is 5 points. Strongly disagree your score is 25 points.

Next 5 questions - this determines Economic Index (EI):
1. End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business.
2. End government barriers to international free trade.
3. Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security.
4. Replace government welfare with private charity.
5. Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more.

How to convert raw data from above into results. Answer set of 5. Add up the numbers. I get 8. You'll get what you get. Then use this simple formula -

Results = -5 x (score) + 125; for me
PI = (-5x8)+125 = 85 & EI = (-5x10)+125 =75

Final results:

PI/EI = 85/75
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Let's put up the numbers and see what we get.

negative 25 time 8 equals negative 40? Huh? maybe I don't understand the formula.

90/80

60/90

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Clearly I'm having a math issue this morning as well.

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How could any result be a positive number?

Thanks Bob.

Not the best typist.

the formula is

Score = -5 x (score) + 125
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I did 'drop the ball' but I suppose you coulda taken a guess about what times 8 = 40 & makes all of the calculations work.
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Why don't you give me your numbers so I can post 'em?
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Understanding results.

Libertarian/Statist analysis-

Add the two numbers. 0 is insane statist, 200 is insane libertarian, 100 is middle. Centrist is 70 to 130.

Liberal/Conservative analysis -

Subtract the two numbers. +100 is insane liberal. -100 is insane conservative. 0 is middle. Centrist is -30 to +30.
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Liberal to Conservative: Average = +11 +/- 32

kerry = +70
Txjake = +60
Honus = +50
The CLK Man = +20
botnst = +10
sjh = +10
GTSinger = 0
ramonajim = 0
skippy = 0
SwampYankee = 0
cscmc1 = -10
jplinville = -20
mgburg = -20
chilcutt = -30
davidmash = -35

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Libertarian to Statist: Current Average = 152 +/- 30

SwampYankee = 190
GTSinger = 180
ramonajim = 180
davidmash = 175
botnst = 170
sjh = 160
jplinville = 160
skippy = 160
chilcutt = 150
cscmc1 = 150
mgburg = 150
The CLK Man = 140
Txjake = 120
kerry = 110
honus = 90

The most obvious trend so far is that those who score high on the liberal scale (+50 or higher) correlate to being the most statist (120 or lower).

mean +/- 0.5 sigma
mean +/- 1.0 sigma
mean +/- 1.5 sigma
mean +/- 2.0 sigma
mean +/- 2.5 sigma
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The test said that I was a Vegetarian.......... I meant Libertarian.

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PI/EI = 95/85

Libertarian/Statist: +180
Liberal/Conservative: +10

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PI/EI = 95/95

Libertarian/Statist: 190
Liberal/Conservative: 0

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

PI/EI = 90/90

Libertarian/Statist: 180
Liberal/Conservative: 0

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Give me numbers you meat-head.
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Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%

Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%