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"Marital status is often factored in, with some companies assuming that singles are better customers, and others, the opposite. Age also is a common input, pote
by blakesterz 8y ago
"Marital status is often factored in, with some companies assuming that singles are better customers, and others, the opposite. Age also is a common input, potentially penalizing older people because of their shorter projected lifespans."
Odd paragraph... It seems like those things could go either way depending on the company. I'm sure we could all list companies that would bend over for old married people as much as young single people.
- YokoZar 8y agoThat's exactly what the line says though. Some companies assume singles are better customers, and others, the opposite.
- mattkrause 8y agoI think the point is that "assume" is a weird word: it is probably true, in a statistical sense, that married couples are more valuable to some companies, and less to others, and their models reflect that. No one is saying "eh, screw the single people/happy couples" and tweaking the scores in some ad hoc way.