12.5. GOODNESS OF FIT
In Chapter Five, Rich Handley talks about the importance of drag or balance in the EQ-i® profile. A person with high Assertiveness needs relatively high Empathy to help prevent the person from being aggressive. Howard Book in Chapter Four talks about leadership derailment—when certain subscales are overused and become a liability rather than an asset.
| Sample Size | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Standard Deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ-(Subscale) | 13.4 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 26.6 | 3.0 |
| MSCEIT (Branch) | 542 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 5.6 |
| MSCEIT (Task) | 542 | 13.4 | 5.0 | 29.3 | 4.5 |
| © 2008 Henry L. Thompson, Ph.D. Reproduced with permission. | |||||
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