This assignment will give you practice with input files, arrays, and producing an external output file.
computer science
Description
This assignment will give you practice with input files, arrays, and producing an external output file. Turn in a file named
Personality.java. You will also need the two input files personality.txt and bigdata.txt from the
course web site. Save these files in the same folder as your program.
You are going to write a program that processes an input file of data for a personality test known as the Keirsey
Temperament Sorter. (You can find out more about the Keirsey Temperament Sorter at http://www.keirsey.com.) The
Keirsey personality test involves answering 70 questions each of which have two answers. The Keirsey test measures four
independent dimensions of personality:
Extrovert versus Introvert (E vs I): what energizes you
Sensation versus iNtuition (S vs N): what you focus on
Thinking versus Feeling (T vs F): how you interpret what you focus on
Judging versus Perceiving (J vs P): how you approach life
Individuals are categorized as being on one side or the other of each of these dimensions. The corresponding letters are
put together to form a personality type. For example, if you are an extravert, intuitive, thinking, perceiving person then
you are referred to as an ENTP. Usually the letter used is the first letter of the corresponding word, but notice that
because the letter “I” is used for “Introvert”, the letter “N” is used for “iNtuition.”
If you are interested in taking the personality test yourself, you will find a link from the class webpage to an online form
with the 70 questions. We will release a data file called bigdata.txt that includes data from students in the class.
