The interrelationships between a "rational" (Krug, 1981) and an "empirical" (Burger & Kabacoff, 1982) 16PF interpretive system were explored using a variety of procedures. A method for representing the rational types in the space of the empirical system was presented, and ways in which the two systems could be used in tandem were discussed. A number of graphical procedures, including the use of star glyphs, were suggested in order to facilitate profile interpretation.