The Dating Data
The Dating Data By Christina Martin and Karen Prather Most people know the age old tale detailing how Cinderella stormed the castle looking for prince charming, which then resulted in the prince looking for her house-by-house with a glass slipper that would fit only his perfect woman. As history has progress, dating became much simpler, with more complex emotions as we ventured as a society past the prospects of dowry to a courting system more equally representing the desires of men and women. In the modern age, people are downloading apps and swiping left or right, which has become the new normal for hunting down “the one” who fits your glass slipper. We are able to take a look even closer at what draws us to find our partners. Data is a huge part of what makes dating apps work. Pairing you with people that you are compatible with or even seeing if opposites do attract. The insights we can gain from data collected on modern dating can be used to find the “lo...