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Re:Mapping OKCupid answer data: rape fantasies and hygiene b... by hamidp on Friday June 26, 2009 @05:17PM (#676149)
Arguing that OKC data is better than Gallup's (as the article implies) isn't a strong claim of statistical validity, it's ignorance of the basic principles of statistics.
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Re:Mapping OKCupid answer data: rape fantasies and hygiene b... by pfedor on Friday June 26, 2009 @11:52PM (#676579)
It's more likely a joke. The guy has a mathematics degree from Harvard. http://www.okcupid.com/about-us/
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