Let’s take Nikki as an example again. This time, she’s not looking for a toaster on Amazon. She’s tired of Amazon. She wants to go straight to eHarmony. And then, we have a couple more eHarmony users, such as Jeb, Jon, and Nick.

First we need to consider only those that meet Nikki’s criteria. In this case, that’s only Jeb and John. For us to make a match, Nikki also needs to meet the criteria specified by Jon or Jeb. In this particular case, that’s only Jon. So what are some of the criteria that we are talking about? So this completes the first part of our matching system.

We also have a dedicated team doing extensive research in data science and clinical psychologies to define happy relationships and what personality profiles, what type of personality profiles were most compatible in those relationships

In the second step, we also account for a sophisticated personality traits that a user conveys to us by filling out a long list of questionnaires. Continue reading “So where, in turn, we’re applying data science to love” →