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Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating

Christian Rudder · TED

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When two people join a dating website they are matched according to shared interests and how they answer a number of personal questions. But how do sites calculate the likelihood of a successful relationship? Christian Rudder one of the founders of popular dating site OKCupid details the algorithm behind 'hitting it off.' [Directed by Franz Palomares, narrated by Christian Rudder].

The talk

  1. Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating 8 min · TED's player

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Christian Rudder
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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