The 16-type distribution
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Average scores on the four axes
Averages of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness (0–100) across everyone who finished the test.
Why the spread is uneven
It would seem natural for 16 types to come out at about 6% each, but they don't. Even with four independent scores, the rule that a gap of 10 or less between 1st and 2nd makes a two-letter type means single-letter types (D, I, S, C) show up two or three times as often as two-letter ones, because the two-letter cases are split twelve ways.
The other reason is who takes the test. When most people arrive through a friend's link, similar styles cluster; when a group or team takes it together, that group's flavor shows through. So this is not "the DISC distribution of the population" but "the distribution of people who've taken DISCTALK so far." It's more interesting once you know that.
How it's tallied
When you finish, your result (type and four scores) is stored with your nickname. This page receives only counts per type and axis averages from the server; nicknames, answers and result links never leave it. Results are deleted a year after the test date, so this is a rolling one-year picture. Shares stay hidden until 300 people, because with a few dozen the chart would jump every time someone new finished.
Common questions
What's the most common DISC type?
It depends on the group. The chart above is the answer for DISCTALK; a company or a school would look different.
Is my result included?
If you finished the test, your type and scores are in the tally anonymously. Your name and answers are not. To have it removed, use the method in the privacy policy.
Why only from 300 people?
With a few dozen results, each new person moves the chart by several points and the pattern can't be read. At 300, one person is 0.3% and the chart settles.