The new Spread of Opinion page will now be included in all LSI reports from the 17th August 2015. This new addition will be included in the LSI2 IBI report and the LSI2 IBI with breakout report at no additional cost.

1. August 4, 2015
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Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI)
Report Update - Spread of Opinion

2. The following document outlines the recent changes to the Life Styles
Inventory™ (LSI) reports in July 2015.
These changes include the addition of a Spread of Opinion page,
showing the level of agreement/disagreement among the respondents in
the LSI 2 Description-by-Others.
For any further information please contact your Client Service Manager,
or reception on (02) 9271 5900.
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LSI Report Update

3. LSI Report Update
• New Spread of
Opinion shows the
amount of
disagreement among
the respondents
• Available to those
accredited in LSI
• Updated report only
available with
international norms
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Research and development by R. A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D.

4. Spread of Opinion
• Spread of Opinion
now included (single
page)
• Placed after the raw
scores page
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5. What is Spread of Opinion?
• Builds upon Description-by-Others (LSI 2)
results to show the spread of opinion among
those who described the focal individual
• Indicates whether respondents agree,
disagree, or whether there is neither strong
agreement nor disagreement
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Research and development by R. A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D.

6. How Spread of Opinion Works
• Shading for each style depicts the amount of
variation in respondents’ descriptions (standard
deviation)
• Shading reflects the extent to which
respondent’s descriptions vary compared to
other respondents in the norming sample
*Length of extension is still the extent to which the
style characterizes focal individual
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7. Shading Definitions
• Dark shading – very narrow
or narrow spread of opinion
(lower standard deviation)
• Light shading – wide or very
wide spread of opinion (high
standard deviation)
• Moderate shading – average
spread of opinion (moderate
standard deviation)
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Research and development by R. A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D.

8. LSI 2 Profile - Example
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9. LSI 2 Spread of Opinion - Example
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This profile is the same as the Description-
by-Others Profile but with shading to
indicate agreement.

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Spread of Opinion - Implications
Narrow spread of opinion means the individual:
– Interacts with and is perceived by others in the same way
– May have a difficult time increasing or decreasing his/her use of a
style
Wide spread of opinion implies the individual:
– Systematically or unknowingly interacts with others in inconsistent
way
– May have an easier time adjusting the frequency with which the
style is exhibited
It is useful to discuss while interpreting and debriefing:
– Why some styles are displayed more consistently than others
– Why other styles are exhibited only when interacting with certain
people
– Whether it is useful or detrimental to selectively exhibit a particular
style
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Research and development by R. A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D.

11. Thank you!
For additional questions please contact your
Client Service Manager
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Research and development by R. A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D.