though i generally buy into the statistics available on penis size there is also that shred of doubt that they are not accurate (whether due to 'participant error' [explained below] or 'agendas' such as penis enalrgement sites who want you to feel shame about your penis so you buy their products)
the only studies i take with any grain of salt are the ones done by condom companies (since you would assume they would have nothing to gain from lying and would use reputable scientific methods since the findings have major impact on their product line) but even those would have a lot of skewed results i suspect. the problem with most penis size studies is for one, many of the studies involve self-measurement which within itself induces bias since men are prone to lying about penis size. even the ones that are self-measured are likely skewed as there is the voluntary aspect of it which again induces bias since it is likely that larger men would willingly volunteer (just as we see on the internet where most cocks ae large or larger than average). taking this into consideration it could be very plausible that many men who are small or below average would not volunteer or participate in these studies due to shame about their size.
now i'm sure this is not news to any of you nor is it rocket science to pinpoint the flaws of these penis size studies. my question is, how much do you buy into the average statistics that are out there (which vary but let's use 5.5 length and 4.8 girth as average)?
nb: of course you have only your experiences and perception so clearly no scientific way for any of us to disprove or verify but would like your opinion. also poll options are limited in a sense but the general gist is to see if you believe average is accurate or larger/smaller than reported
the only studies i take with any grain of salt are the ones done by condom companies (since you would assume they would have nothing to gain from lying and would use reputable scientific methods since the findings have major impact on their product line) but even those would have a lot of skewed results i suspect. the problem with most penis size studies is for one, many of the studies involve self-measurement which within itself induces bias since men are prone to lying about penis size. even the ones that are self-measured are likely skewed as there is the voluntary aspect of it which again induces bias since it is likely that larger men would willingly volunteer (just as we see on the internet where most cocks ae large or larger than average). taking this into consideration it could be very plausible that many men who are small or below average would not volunteer or participate in these studies due to shame about their size.
now i'm sure this is not news to any of you nor is it rocket science to pinpoint the flaws of these penis size studies. my question is, how much do you buy into the average statistics that are out there (which vary but let's use 5.5 length and 4.8 girth as average)?
nb: of course you have only your experiences and perception so clearly no scientific way for any of us to disprove or verify but would like your opinion. also poll options are limited in a sense but the general gist is to see if you believe average is accurate or larger/smaller than reported
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