Saturday, May 22, 2010

PlentyOfFish Screenshots

About "PlentyOfFish can now predict who you will marry."

It is an improvement but not an innovation. Frind only adjusted the output of the algorithm.
Before that adjustment the algorithm was an "out of control machine gun" firing flowers, and now it only shoots 30 "flowers" per dater without showing a compatibility percentage any more.

At PlentyOfFish there are 3 tests, and they are still the same as before.
1) PlentyOfFish Relationship Chemistry Predictor (POFCP) [measures five broad dimensions of personality that are each essential for building a romantic relationship]
It is a proprietary FLAWED Big5 model to assess personality.

It is FLAWED because that personality test should be:
- in English for the United States and the Norm for the United States (sample of individuals with the same demographic characteristics of the United States).
- in English/French for Canada and the Norm for Canada (sample of individuals with the same demographic characteristics of Canada)
- in English for the United Kingdom and the Norm for the United Kingdom (sample of individuals with the same demographic characteristics of the United Kingdom).
- in English for Australia and the Norm for Australia (sample of individuals with the same demographic characteristics of Australia).
and so on for each & every country where PlentyOfFish is available.

2) PlentyOfFish Relationship Needs Assessment
Compatibility at PlentyOfFish is all about personality "similarity".
question #76 "I find that my past partners and I usually share the same mood."
and
question #78 "My partner is the sort of person whom I myself would like to be."


3) PlentyOfFish Integrity, Sincerity and Relationship Stability test.
Only users who can form and maintain long term relationships are given the privilege of upgrading.






Mr. Frind (I suppose he is the one who) answered at his blog "Plenty of fish blog": "All personality tests are BS, including your 16pf5 as well as the big5. We use a completely different approach."
but the "The Plentyoffish Relationship Chemistry Predictor (POFCP) measures five broad dimensions of personality that are each essential for building a romantic relationship."

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