@Dashu  
Well I’m introverted, and even I don’t identify with Shyshy.
 
I identify with Twiley instead, ’cos BOOKS

“And from the department of linear correlations, take a look at this. The more extroverted you are, the less you identify with Fluttershy”
 
Well, duh.

@Background Pony #61CB  
my respects dude, the whole data colected and analysed is really amazing. I can´t wait to read the final paper.

@Maya  
The main reason the line gets ragged on the extremes is that the distribution of extroversion is a pretty tight normal one around 60, so the sample size calculating the means at the extremes is small, and outliers don’t get smoothed as much. You can actually see the distribution of extroversion in the introduction to the report, when we talk about removing bogus reponses.
 
That same linearity showed up with Twilight and Luna, and inversely with Pinkie and Rainbow. None of the other “Big 5” markers was significantly correlated with character identification.
 
‘Coder Brony’

@Background Pony #8384
 
Well that’s a poor index. But I really shouldn’t expect something like this to be overly scientific.

@Zincy  
Im guessing it was a question in the poll, e.g.: “On a scale of 5, how extroverted do you think you are?”

That’s a pretty tight grouping for an r of .403.
 
Also, what scale was used to measure extroversion? I’m not familiar with one with those interval values.

@Haagel  
I would suspect that this was the strongest correlation they could make between “favorite character” and “personality measurement”

what is going on with the system? why this text pic is still on my view?

@Itsthinking
 
This. Character at her best is still just a weird wallflower, bland and lifeless. Is there really any shock to be had at the types that worship her model?

So basically what this graph is telling us is that The Smiling Pony is a heartless sociopath.

Things that should surprise no one.

@Haagel  
hehe, “hater” was just an expression, everyone likes fluttershy, but only few people loves her.

Taken straight from the report:  
“And from the department of linear correlations, take a look at this. The more extroverted you are, the less you identify with Fluttershy”
 
There’s no hate mentioned there.
 
Also I find it strange that this was mentioned separetely. Of course extrovert people identify less with introvert characters.

the graph lose linearity at 60% of the census, it could give a standar error below 0.95, giving a moderate error of estimation. So, extrovertion is present in those fluttershy haters, but it could be moderate, not co-related.

As I practice being less reserved about things as of late, I do find her more grating.
 
This graph might have some merit.

They didn’t count me. I hate Fluttershy and would define myself in 90/100 social situations as an introvert. There’s a reason in that Fluttershy is partly a reminder of who I am, but don’t want to be: withdrawn unless around close friends, mostly keeping to themselves, afraid of even the tiniest bit of attention, cripplingly shy, easily frightened or intimidated.

I can understand opposite personalities conflicting, but I doubt it’s to this extent. A person’s likes and personality don’t always line up like you’d think.

:(