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[quote=Anonymous]From the original post:

[quote]If this graph seems a bit skewed, one reason may be that it is that a lot of data is pulled from online dating sites, and there may be some sampling bias that favors the less attractive side of the scale.

Another major factor is this, from the data source:

The original ratings were provided on a 7-point attractiveness scale, which I scaled and extrapolated to an 11-point attractiveness scale, from 0 (least attractive) to 10 (most attractive), such that 5 is the median.

Someone rated as a 1/7 would become a 0/10 based on this extrapolation.

But if you click through to the source's sources, the one allegedly using a 7-point scale (a blog post from 2009) states: "Our chart shows how men have rated women, on a scale from 0 to 5."

The figures in the sources doesn't really look that similar to the graph we see here.

Tinder data is also included. So somehow, swipe left/right is being extrapolated into a score out of 11.

It's total nonsense.[/quote][/quote]

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