The challenge of extrapolating from inappropriate samples: Participants were "American residents between the ages of 18 and 24 who identified as female and heterosexual" So only true if you're dating US college students!https://twitter.com/CaulfieldTim/status/1277635780328869888 …
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Looking at the study itself, what the results ACTUALLY say is that compared to no cats, the proportion of women rating men holding cats: 54% the same 27% worse 19% better
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I'm also somewhat skeptical that the recruitment would give a broad enough sample to draw useful conclusions (who does online tests that pay 50 cents a pop?)pic.twitter.com/PqqhNiU5iJ
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I'm also not sure that the only difference between these participant photos is the cat! Could be more of a reason for that slight divergence in opinionspic.twitter.com/sbUT7utJPO
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A more realistic headline: "If you're dating female heterosexual college students, most won't care if you have a cat, a few will like you more, and a few will like you less"
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