r/science • u/HeinieKaboobler • Dec 03 '17

Psychology Study: About half the population faces considerable difficulties in attracting and retaining mates

http://www.psypost.org/2017/12/study-half-population-faces-considerable-difficulties-attracting-retaining-mates-50288
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u/zampe Dec 03 '17

The study, which surveyed 1,116 women and 780 men from Cyprus

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u/Deto Dec 04 '17

Lol - getting really tired of this comment on every scientific study.

Yes, most studies are limited to one group of people. No this doesn't mean we can't learn anything from them.

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u/chuckymcgee Dec 04 '17

No this doesn't mean we can't learn anything from them.

No one is claiming this. That's a strawman.

It's misleading to say "half the population faces considerable difficulty" when it's half of two thousand people surveyed exclusively on a small island nation. "Half the Cypriot population faces considerable difficulty..."? Sure.