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Following testing, identification numbers were assigned to each survey and for each
participant. From the scores on the IES and MBTI, conclusions were drawn to enhance
the sampling and data analysis procedures to be used in the main study.
The demographics in the following table reveal some of the diversity of the pilot
study group.
Table 1.
Demographics of the pilot study group
Age Range N Male Female U.S. Citizen non-U.S.
Citizen
16-20 10 26 24 36 14
21 -30 30
31 -40 5
41 -50 5
Over 51 0
Note: There are a large number of students represented in the lower age ranges. Non -U.S. citizens
participated heavily in the pilot study.
In fall 2001 DBU had approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students
with about 2,000 students taking courses on campus. The students come from the United
States and 45 other countries. Of the 16 possible MBTI personality types, 13 were
represented in the final sample. The number of students per type spread out over the 50
students was small, with one type (ISTJ) being represented by 10 students, or 20% of the
sample population total. Most types were represented by two to four students. Initially I27
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Sims, Dale B. The Effect of Personality Type on the Use of Relevance Criteria for Purposes of Selecting Information Sources., dissertation, December 2002; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3313/m1/38/: accessed May 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .