Interpretation · 2026-05-04
What a flat function profile actually means
When all eight functions land between 45 and 60, most tests will still hand you a confident four-letter label. That label is arithmetically meaningless. A flat profile usually means one of three things: you are mid-development, you answered from a role rather than a baseline, or you genuinely sit near an axis midpoint.
Key points
- We surface a flat-profile warning instead of hiding it behind a confident label.
- Flat profiles predict poor test–retest reliability — retesting is the correct response, not over-interpretation.
- If a profile is flat, read the four-axis breakdown rather than the type name.