Comments on: Chart Tells When to Marry http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-751540 Firebrand38 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:48:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-751540 When I talk about correcting something and the word statistic is in quotes that pretty much says the same thing as a "red herring". But thanks for playing. When I talk about correcting something and the word statistic is in quotes that pretty much says the same thing as a “red herring”. But thanks for playing.

]]> By: JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-751244 JMyint Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:54:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-751244 This looks to be a very complex logical falicy. The whole 50% divorce rate is a red herring as well. Though only about 20-25% of first marriages end in divorce, subsiquent marriages have a higher failure rate. This looks to be a very complex logical falicy. The whole 50% divorce rate is a red herring as well. Though only about 20-25% of first marriages end in divorce, subsiquent marriages have a higher failure rate.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-750287 Firebrand38 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:49:50 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-750287 I'm sensing a lot of pain, Blurgle.... I agree that this is insane. It's a common abuse of statistics. This whole thing is based on "correlation implies causation" which is about as wrong as two left feet. Not to mention that the "findings" would necessarily change as society changed. This guy isn't very credible to me anyway. He's actually quite famous in woo-woo circles for paranormal research http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/researchers/hart.htm That said, with our divorce rate we shouldn't throw too many stones. As an aside, here is a site from Missouri that corrects the often quoted "statistic" of a 50% divorce rate. http://missourifamilies.org/features/divorcearticles/divorcefeature17.htm I’m sensing a lot of pain, Blurgle….

I agree that this is insane. It’s a common abuse of statistics. This whole thing is based on “correlation implies causation” which is about as wrong as two left feet.

Not to mention that the “findings” would necessarily change as society changed.

This guy isn’t very credible to me anyway. He’s actually quite famous in woo-woo circles for paranormal research http://www.survivalafterdeath......s/hart.htm

That said, with our divorce rate we shouldn’t throw too many stones. As an aside, here is a site from Missouri that corrects the often quoted “statistic” of a 50% divorce rate. http://missourifamilies.org/fe.....ture17.htm

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-749245 Blurgle Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:38:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/16/chart-tells-when-to-marry/#comment-749245 This is insane. Did they really think that the age differential was as important as other matters such as poverty, abuse, adultery, and the like? This is insane. Did they really think that the age differential was as important as other matters such as poverty, abuse, adultery, and the like?

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