OMG---when I first read the abstract I thought the measurements were in inches. I was stunned. Conclude what you will...
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: > A new research study/meta-analysis of, uh, y'know length, indicates > that the "normal" length is likely less than what most think. The research > was published in the journal -- I kid you not -- BJU International, > a Wiley journal. For those who are curious, see: > http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.13010/full > > The results section of the abstract make interesting reading but > probably only if one is fluent in the metric system; quoting: > > |Results > | > |Nomograms for flaccid pendulous [n = 10 704, mean (sd) 9.16 (1.57) cm] > |and stretched length [n = 14 160, mean (sd) 13.24 (1.89) cm], erect length > |[n = 692, mean (sd) 13.12 (1.66) cm], flaccid circumference [n = 9407, > |mean (sd) 9.31 (0.90) cm], and erect circumference [n = 381, mean (sd) > |11.66 (1.10) cm] were constructed. Consistent and strongest significant > |correlation was between flaccid stretched or erect length and height, > |which ranged from r = 0.2 to 0.6. Limitations: relatively few erect > |measurements were conducted in a clinical setting and the greatest > |variability between studies was seen with flaccid stretched length. > > I'm sure that some Tipsters will be able to work in the above into their > statistics classes. Possibly for the most interesting use of means and > standard deviations. There are a number of correlations reported > between you-know-what and other body parts/variables but they > are not consistent (sorry guys with big feet), but, clearly, more research > needs to be done. > > Of course, such momentous results have caught the eye of the > mass media and interest is rising. See for example, the > UK's Guardian: > http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/03/the- > results-are-in-study-reveals-average-penis-size > or the Times of India > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/ > health-fitness/health/Are-you-worried-about-your-penis-size- > Read-on/articleshow/46443857.cms > and, for the metrically challenged, HuffPo: > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/average-penis-size- > comprehensive-review_n_6791672.html > > Now, if anyone has taught a Sexuality and Behavior course, I think they > won't be too surprised by these results. However, anyone who gets > their knowledge about other guys junk from porno will probably be > surprised. > > Women, of course, know better, as Maria Muldaur has noted: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrupRQD44I > > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu > > P.S. And remember: if it ain't in the hips, it better be in the lips. ;-) > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920. > a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=42454 > or send a blank email to leave-42454-177920.a45340211ac7929163a02162444433 > 4...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=42457 or send a blank email to leave-42457-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
