Lots of rounding. 9 is roughly twice 4. 20 times 10% would roughly double an average. It would actually be slightly less, but I don’t really care, especially seeing as the data is by it’s nature pretty fuzzy.
Ok, gotcha. Thanks. I was looking at the comment by itself and couldn’t figure out how to get from “gays are 10% of the population” to “gay men have 20 times as many partners”.
Could you explain the steps to me?
Lots of rounding. 9 is roughly twice 4. 20 times 10% would roughly double an average. It would actually be slightly less, but I don’t really care, especially seeing as the data is by it’s nature pretty fuzzy.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_number_of_sex_partners_a_gay_man_has_in_a_lifetime
Ok, gotcha. Thanks. I was looking at the comment by itself and couldn’t figure out how to get from “gays are 10% of the population” to “gay men have 20 times as many partners”.