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The Myth, the Math, the Sex

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  • there are more females on the planet, or at least in the test areas than men..... How many more? Do the math.
  • Median != Mean (Score:2, Informative)

    by Agenor (1136719)
    The argument is mathematically sound provided the statistics point to the mean number of sexual partners. However the statistics refer to the median number of sexual partners, so it should be no surprise that the prom night example and the data don't match. What is more distrubing is what it implies about the authorship or the sources. Either the NY Times was being loose with their terms and confused the statistician quoted or the medical statistician couldn't spot the fallacy.
    • by time fly (1119947)
      Agreed, but the second study seems to be a mean, since it is fractional. You also need the assumption of 1:1 gender ratio, but that should be roughly satisfied.
