Unpopular yet picky

[dougo]

I took the Match.com personality test. Here are some amusing stats:

40% of women are generally attracted to your personality type. 1% say they are VERY attracted.

Women with the exact type of personality you prefer are rare gems. Looking at over 10,000 women who have taken this test, only 5% (or 1 in 20 women) have the exact combination of similarities and contrasts in personality you find extremely appealing.

However, there's a larger group, 19% (or 1 in 5 women), who have most, but not all, of the qualities and habits you like.

Assuming that these are independent variables, that means only 2 in 25 women are even "most, but not all" mutual fits, and 1 in 2000 are direct hits both ways. I'm not sure I'll even meet 2000 women in my life.

Comments

Probably taking your post too seriously

[cnoocy]

1. I doubt these are independent variables.
2. 2000 isn't that many people. You can meet a hundred people in a single weekend if you're doing something very social.
3. I'm not sure how reliable such a test is. Keep in mind that your conclusion based on their data makes their service very attractive.

[cubes.livejournal.com]

As the previous commenter remarked, the numbers make their service very attractive.

I'd say their service IS very attractive -- you can "meet" those 2000 women, and narrow it down to the handful that are likely to be a match both ways, in a matter of minutes.

It worked for me...

[shannon_a]

What the personality test really says, probably, is that 5% of women who taken personality tests at match.com are highly appealing to you, not that 5% of women in general are.

Want to bet the number is higher generally?

Want to bet the number is much higher in the circles you travel through?