Hogwarts estimate -different approach

[brooksindy]

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No: HPFGUIDX C7136
From: brooksindy
Subject: Hogwarts estimate -different approach
Date: 8/17/00 10:39 pm  (ET)

Since a few days ago there was posted a mention of using Myers-Briggs type
indicators as Sorting methodology, and someone posted a set of messages
which assigned Personality Types to houses, and Ravenclawlady has a
minimal MBTI quiz for her Sorting Hat for exactly that purpose generated
from that result, (http://www.geocities.com/ravenclawlady/sorting.html)
link, it occurs to me that if we take the final MBTII vs House list, we
ought to be able to make some kind of estimate. This is because there
are good statistics that show the Personality Type proportions in the
general population. If we assume that the same statistics apply to the
wizard population, and use the MBTI on something we have a pretty good
number for (8 in Harry's Gryffidor year, which will do unless we find
some previously anonymous girls therein) we ought to be able to make an
extrapolation on the number in other houses. It will be just as rough
and ready -and scientific - as any other estimate method we've tried.

By the way, I don't necessarily think the number of brooms, cauldrons,
etc. are reliable. If the house elves are also the lab technicians,
who set up the lab.classroom before the students arrive, they probably
pride themselves on providing the exact number of items needed for that
day's particular class. Thus that number may not be generic at all,
but specific.

Speaking of brooms - did anybody notice that flying lessons never seem
to be mentioned again once Harry gets picked for the Quidditch team?

-Brooks, who is either INTP or INFP, depending what day it is.