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Nashville Attractiveness

Michael and I were at Centennial Park on Wednesday reading our books and enjoying the warm Spring sneak peek. We quickly turned to judging people’s (anyone appearing to be 18-60 years old) attractiveness. There is an approximate 1-mile jogging loop, so we grabbed the first available swinging bench (southeast side) and began our study.

Attractiveness chart

The method was fairly simple: From about 3:30 to 6, we watched people walk, run, skate, or ride by. As each person passed, we’d agree on a judgment and tally the result. Any questions?


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4 responses to “Nashville Attractiveness”

  1. Josh C Avatar
    Josh C

    Results skewed by circumstance maybe? If your study participants were 100 random people that appear in Jerry Springer, unnattractive people would approach 100%, for example. I think you were looking at people trying to look better, so the 72% unattractive doesn’t concern me … I’d be worried about the 18% who probably have self-image issues 🙂

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    Josh C

    Results skewed by circumstance maybe? If your study participants were 100 random people that appear in Jerry Springer, unnattractive people would approach 100%, for example. I think you were looking at people trying to look better, so the 72% unattractive doesn’t concern me … I’d be worried about the 18% who probably have self-image issues 🙂

    1. J. J. Avatar

      Indeed, there was virtually no “control” in the experimental sense. We’re thinking about doing a similar exercise elsewhere – maybe Green Hills Mall?

  3. J. J. Avatar

    Indeed, there was virtually no “control” in the experimental sense. We’re thinking about doing a similar exercise elsewhere – maybe Green Hills Mall?