Some Items Carry More Weight
Not all items carry the same weight. Seven tiers from 0.5 to 2.0. Which items count more, and why — fully disclosed.
What happens when all items carry the same weight
Part 1 showed the 11 domains. Part 2 showed the four-axis mapping. The natural next question — "So are all 76 items summed equally?"
The answer is no. If every item were summed at weight 1.0 and averaged, decisive information (like a person's core values) would be buried alongside ordinary self-awareness items. The result would be flat — and the distinct shape of a person would disappear.
This article discloses the weighting distribution before payment. The goal is for the person taking the assessment to know which of their responses will influence which parts of the report.
The overall distribution at a glance
| Weight | Items | What this tier means |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 19 | Auxiliary information. Meaningful only when combined with other items. E.g., meta items and supporting free-input fields. |
| 0.8 | 2 | Light direct contribution to a single axis. |
| 1.0 | 32 | Baseline. The neutral weight covering the largest share of items. |
| 1.2 | 12 | Items contributing clearly to one axis — the heavier group among general core items. |
| 1.5 | 8 | Key-influence items. Reflected directly in the summary, execution card, and mission/vision proposal. |
| 1.8 | 1 | Passion topic — strong influence on mission & career mapping (Q41). |
| 2.0 | 2 | Top tier. Top 3 core values (Q13) and top 3 fields of interest (Q75) — used directly in the report's mission/vision and career proposals. |
The two heaviest items — top 3 core values, top 3 fields of interest
Among all 76 items, two are weighted heaviest. Both at 2.0.
- Q13. "What values do you consider most important in your life?" (select up to 3) — responses are used directly in the mission/vision proposal text.
- Q75. "Which fields naturally draw your attention?" (select up to 3) — responses are used directly in career, work, and education curation.
When answering these two items, we recommend answering more slowly and closer to your true self than the rest. This isn't a way to influence the result — it's a way of telling you that the result is already being influenced.
The eight items at weight 1.5 — the picture's anchors
Eight items sit at weight 1.5. They don't create mission and vision, but they keep the picture from drifting:
- Q6 · Top 3 traits — foundation for self-understanding and the summary
- Q19 · Transition experiences — main pillar for the growth map
- Q28 · Others' feedback — reflected directly in the self-expression axis
- Q31 · Others' impressions — core to summary & execution card
- Q39 · Activity types — execution style
- Q63 · Decision criteria — core axis of mission and design
- Q71 · Strengths in achieving goals
- Q77 · Activity types within fields of interest — career/education mapping
How the weights were set
To be candid: these weights did not come from large-scale statistical analysis. We assigned them by three principles:
- Direct use in the report — if a response is inserted into a report sentence verbatim, the item is weighted heavier. (e.g., top 3 core values → mission sentence)
- Number of axes influenced — items contributing to two or three axes are weighted heavier.
- Semantic density of the response — items like "select top 3 traits" carry more information per response and are weighted accordingly.
These principles are theoretical reasoning, not statistically validated weights. Once enough response data has accumulated next quarter, we plan to post-validate and adjust the weights empirically.
What changes when you know the weights
Knowing the weights changes two things from the test-taker's side.
- Where to slow down. On Q13 (core values), Q75 (fields of interest), and Q41 (passion topic) — choose not the first answer that comes to mind, but the one closest to who you actually are.
- Where each report sentence came from. If a mission proposal doesn't reflect your core values, that's not an algorithmic error — it's a signal to re-examine your Q13 response.
We don't keep the weights secret. There is no reason to. When the test-taker knows which responses shape which parts of the picture, the assessment becomes more accurate. Concealing it doesn't protect the maker — it just keeps the taker in the dark.
Continuing in the next article
Part 4 covers what this assessment is not. Every tool has things it does well and things it does not. We disclose the places this assessment does not reach. Knowing this before payment prevents disappointment after.