12 Axes methodology & limitations

How we calculate the axes

The five response options receive agreement values of 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1. Each question defines which pole receives the agreement value. For the opposite pole, we use 1 minus that value.

We calculate the weighted average of answers on each axis and multiply it by 100. Optional context choices can add a value to one or more axes, with the same weight as an ordinary question. An axis with no answer receives 50.

How compatibility works

Your vector is compared with catalogue vectors. The formula considers distance across axes, direction from the center, magnitude and marked disagreements. It produces a proximity score between 0 and 100.

Local scoring uses the compatibility formula included in this project. Religion filters, when selected, affect which profiles are included in comparisons. The choice of reference catalogue matters as much as the mathematics.

Limitations you should know

12 Axes is not a validated psychometric instrument. There is no estimated error, confidence interval or guarantee of scientific accuracy. More questions do not justify a promise of “100% precision”.

Binary axes simplify complex topics. Item wording and historical references may reflect biases. Profiles are general descriptions, not objective measurements of every country or person.

A score describes answers within a model. It does not determine character, worth, vote, diagnosis or the “correct” political position.

Privacy and storage

This application scores in the browser without sending answers to a quiz API. Language preferences, progress and the latest result may be stored locally on this device.

Sharing a link shares the axis values encoded in its URL. Hosting still receives ordinary requests for pages and assets; local answer processing does not imply network anonymity.

Provenance and attribution

This project adapts the model, catalogue and public code of 12 Axes by RomanCypherpunk. Attribution and the original license are preserved in the repository. Visual identity, guides and the local experience have been adapted for this version.

Reference images remain associated with the people and countries they depict. Where the catalogue supplies authorship or source information, those metadata are preserved.