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"It turns out you are 12.4 times more likely to get married this year if you don't subscribe to Match.com." Also, people in hospitals die more often than peopl
by orangecat 16y ago
"It turns out you are 12.4 times more likely to get married this year if you don't subscribe to Match.com."
Also, people in hospitals die more often than people not in hospitals.
- seles 16y agoIndeed there is some trickery with the cause and effect of this statistic, but still 12.4 is big!
- astine 16y agoLet's assume that people generally date about 6 months before deciding to get married and let's assume that the average engagement is another 6 months. Given that, there is something wrong if you are signed up for one of these websites and get married in the same year. 12.4 is small.