Mathematical model predicts divorce to 94% accuracy

[dusty]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/lifeandst...657116307.html

What a bunch of Aspies

 

[ysc]

I seem to remember this being in the scientific press months ago, and it's not that surprising.

Sad as it is to say the strongest factors deciding the success of a relationship are propinquity and socio-economic background.
If you look at enough people at once they are just statistics, and predictable as such.

 

[Jay_1989]

kind of crazy, good read.

 

[TheIdler]

They were 100% accurate in that every couple they predicted would get divorced actually did. The inaccuracies in their model only came about because some of the couples they predicted would stay together...didn't.

 

[Milhouse]

This was in one of Gladwell's books wasn't it? Blink or Tipping Point I think. Pretty interesting IMO.

 

[GQgeek]

What would be interesting is whether people would still get married if they were made aware of the results of their interviews.

 

[Davidko19]

awesome.

 

[Al-Wahid]

So would this work prior to getting married or only after a couple has been married for a certain period of time like say two years?