Interpreting Your Results

There are three, primary components of Q-Sort results:

1. Process Indicator Scales
   
   Process indicator scales summarize how a manager scores on each of eight different measures of decision process.
   What are Process Indicator Scales? -- Process Indicator Scales Summary
   
   
2. Correlation with Ideal Types
   
   Academic research has identified 17 organizational "types." This measure identifies how well the Q-sort subject matches each of these "Ideal Types."
   What is an Ideal Type? -- Ideal Type Definitions -- Ideal Type Resources
   
   
3. Correlation or Cronbach Alpha
   
   Correlation and Cronbach Alpha measure how strongly responses agree among the various users inputting a Q-sort for a particular manager.
   What are Correlation and Cronbach Alpha?

InvestmentQ ™ may publish periodic data that shows the average Q-Sort results for managers that share a particular characteristic, for example, all large managers with assets over $100 billion, all U.S. based managers, and so on. This approach will be used eventually to provide appropriate benchmarking when enough data is available.