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Intelligence Studies
Intelligence Studies is the analysis of information for the purpose of spying, law enforcement, or
corporate purposes. These are the people that go on to work for the CIA, FBI, and the all-knowing
NSA. A study attempted to determine what types were attracted to this field (read here). 258
As with the case of the law students, we also have some data on the dropout rate for each type.
Unfortunately, the sample size (48 students) here is so small that it doesn't seem to matter—at all.
This first set of data is for 48 freshman/sophomores in the intelligence studies program.
INTJ 8.09 as many as expected, 8 total
ENFJ 3.39, 4 total
ENTP 1.96, 3 total
ESTP 1.94, 4 total
ENFP 1.81, 7 total
INTP 1.28, 2 total
ESTJ 1.20, 5 total
ENTJ 1.16, 1 total
ISTP 1.16, 3 total
ISFJ 0.30, 2 total
ESFP 0.98, 4 total
ESFJ 0.34, 2 total
ISTJ 0.54, 3 total
(No other types were represented in the sample.)
INTJs were very strongly represented in this group. But what about among the upperclassmen?
Were INTJs represented in the junior/senior population, or did they all drop out? In a strange twist,
the INTJs completely disappeared. I would like assign a cause to this extinction event, but
Gilchrist, a researcher for the Department of Homeland Security, noted that the disappearance was
not statistically significant—i.e. it could simply be due to random chance. A larger sample might
shed light upon the matter. Here is what the type composition of the upperclassmen looked like:
INTP 1.77 as many as expected, 3 total
ENTP 1.21, 2 total
ENTJ 6.43, 6 total
INFJ 2.63, 2 total
INFP 1.75, 4 total
ENFP 1.19, 5 total
ENFJ 0.78, 1 total
ISFJ 0.28, 2 total
ESFP 0.45, 2 total
ESFJ 0.94, 6 total
ISTJ 1.33, 8 total
ISTP 0.36, 1 total
ESTP 1.35, 3 total
ESTJ 1.55, 7 total
(No other types were represented in the sample)
Conclusion? Gilchrist found that the intelligence studies program generally attracts those with the
E, N, and T preferences.
258 Gilchrist, 2010