Data Skeptic

[MINI] The Girlfriend Equation

Nov 28, 2014 · 16 min · 19.4 MB
0:00-16:11

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Economist Peter Backus put forward "The Girlfriend Equation" while working on his PhD - a probabilistic model attempting to estimate the likelihood of him finding a girlfriend. In this mini episode we explore the soundness of his model and also share some stories about how Linhda and Kyle met.