my shrink told me 8 out of 10 men cheat on their partners....
does that necessarily mean my husband to be is 80% more probable to cheat on me?
how do they do these statistics anyway? im in shock
2006-11-15 06:03:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
not accurate all the time. but they show accurate probability. :)
2006-11-15 06:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by Grasshopper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistics are a small window into a subject. They are estimates at best. You could pole 20 groups of 10 and come up with many different statistics and thats assuming everyone is answering truthfully.
If people lived off of statistics, we would all either have AIDS, be dying from cancer, will be in a car wreck or get robbed everyday. Forget statistics (and your shrink for that matter) and trust your husband. Unless of course he has given you reason to believe he has cheated....then refer to the statistics.
2006-11-15 06:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by www.treasuretrooper.com/186861 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No stats aren't always correct. I am going to school full time right now and am in my 30's. I found out in my Sociology class last semester just how easy it is to sway the statistics to show what you want them to show. It really depends on where the stats are coming from. I am currently going through a divorce and found out from my atty that 1 in 5 men do have affairs. That certainly doesn't mean that your husband will but there are sites that have warning signs out there. Go to ask.com and type in "how to spot an affair" or something along those lines. It will give you all kinds of info.
2006-11-15 06:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
statistics are not accurate. There's no possible way to get an accurate on a sample no matter what anyone says bc there are so many factors that play into it. It's hard to get a perfect sample, you have to really look at demographics when trying to get a good sample. When he told you that, did he tell you anything that could have an affect on the results of the sample, i.e sample was targeted at a specific age or race.
2006-11-15 06:11:06 · answer #4 · answered by beauty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hm, a lot of statistics are inaccurate because they do not test a wide enough range of people. however, the rates of infedelity (sorry if i spelt that wrong!) are very very high. and it is a true statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce. also, a vast majority of men who cheat, do so while their wife is pregnant. thats why it is of the utmost important to not ever rush into a marriage, there is a lot to be said for a long engagement. esp. since if your a victim of the latter bit of information your husband could be putting your unborn child at risk for a wide range of STDs. just goes to show how well we really know people. the bigger worry for you to have is financial not sexual, most marriages under stress are put there due to financial strain rather than infedelity, having a good financial understanding and a stable career prior to marriage is the best way to prevent divorce.
2006-11-15 19:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they aren't accurate. Usually those stats come from them only surveying about 100 people and that is how they come up with it. The only true stats are if they questions everyone in the world and got the answer that way
2006-11-15 06:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by andyramvzb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-29 04:11:49 · answer #7 · answered by broadway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your shrink is wrong....100% of men cheat. also, did you know that 5 out of every 4 people are bad with fractions?
2006-11-15 06:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignore the stats, all your shrink is doing is raising your anxiety level and gaurentee ing that you will be back to pay his bill. you forgot that the other 20% are dyed in the wool responsible to their mates and are proud of it even if it dont make the front page of the society section.
2006-11-15 06:12:35 · answer #9 · answered by robert r 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow some shrink you got there. Sounds like your not getting your monies worth.
2006-11-15 06:07:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stats are never accurate, some people lie on the surveys. I don't believe in stats.
2006-11-15 06:05:56 · answer #11 · answered by superboredom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋