How effective is eHarmony, really?
Dan at mapping the themes of human existence ponders the effectiveness of online dating services like eHarmony, and comes to this conclusion:
"eHarmony members are paying high fees for the opportunity to use the latest available “matching” technologies. In reality, they are paying for a 0.274% chance of getting hitched with another eHarmony member in any given year. That’s 1/3 worse than the success rate of the U.S. singles population!"
Unfortunately, this conclusion is supported by less-than-rigorous methodology
Granted, calculations in this area will always be imprecise, for reasons that will be made clear later in this post. Luckily, this is not the kind of problem that needs to be resolved to the nth decimal point. It is like the role of the weather forecaster. They do not need to predict the temperature to perfection. They need to be accurate enough in ways that are actionable. In other words, should we dress for summer, winter, rain, etc. In much the same way, we need to be accurate enough to see the big picture here, while avoiding mistakes that can render any conclusions meaningless.
So... is the linked post accurate? If not, by how much does it miss the mark?
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You know I really do not like to call anyone one service out, however this services fee’s are (from what people have told me) $50 to $100 a month. They use computerized matching. So basically you pay first and they might not have one single member “COMPADIBLE” to you…. That is not very fair or effective. The longer online dating has been a mainstream form of meeting people the more I see the down falls. You have perditors looking for victims. Gold diggers digging (millionairmatch.com). Married or otherwise taken people seeing what’s out there. Bored teens and pre teens. Then you have the rest of the ACTUAL serious singles looking for love trapped in the middle. Often times left on their own trying to judge who is real or not.
So have you tried online dating? And what are your thoughts on it?
Dan at mapping the themes of human existence ponders the effectiveness of online dating services like eHarmony, and comes to this conclusion:
"eHarmony members are paying high fees for the opportunity to use the latest available “matching” technologies. In reality, they are paying for a 0.274% chance of getting hitched with another eHarmony member in any given year. That’s 1/3 worse than the success rate of the U.S. singles population!"
Unfortunately, this conclusion is supported by less-than-rigorous methodology
Granted, calculations in this area will always be imprecise, for reasons that will be made clear later in this post. Luckily, this is not the kind of problem that needs to be resolved to the nth decimal point. It is like the role of the weather forecaster. They do not need to predict the temperature to perfection. They need to be accurate enough in ways that are actionable. In other words, should we dress for summer, winter, rain, etc. In much the same way, we need to be accurate enough to see the big picture here, while avoiding mistakes that can render any conclusions meaningless.
So... is the linked post accurate? If not, by how much does it miss the mark?
Continue reading "How effective is eHarmony, really?" »
From http:///
You know I really do not like to call anyone one service out, however this services fee’s are (from what people have told me) $50 to $100 a month. They use computerized matching. So basically you pay first and they might not have one single member “COMPADIBLE” to you…. That is not very fair or effective. The longer online dating has been a mainstream form of meeting people the more I see the down falls. You have perditors looking for victims. Gold diggers digging (millionairmatch.com). Married or otherwise taken people seeing what’s out there. Bored teens and pre teens. Then you have the rest of the ACTUAL serious singles looking for love trapped in the middle. Often times left on their own trying to judge who is real or not.
So have you tried online dating? And what are your thoughts on it?
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