Rimm's Index

Number of people thanked who distanced themselves from the study: 9 (of 25)

Number of weeks before Time distanced itself: 3

Number of illustrators Rimm listed for "The Pornographer's Handbook": 1

Number of illustrators who actually worked on it: 0

Number of years since Rimm's last controversial study: 11

Number of years since the casino industry investigated Rimm for fraud: 5

Number of hours Rimm was off in predicting when things would "blow": 6

Number of CMU "ethics experts" who don't mind breaking CMU's rules: 1

Number of critiques of the study: 10

Number of web sites about the study: 9

Number of online newspaper articles questioning the study: 16

Number of times the words "Carnegie Mellon study" appear in the study: 22

Number of times they appear in Rimm's followup: 40

Number of times they appear in CMU's first announcement: 2

Number of times they appear in CMU's second announcement: 0

Number of days CMU's Committee of Inquiry took to report: 22

Number of previous porn-on-the-internet studies: 1

Number who say Rimm plagiarized them: 1

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Note: CMU has established a "Committee of Investigation" to investigate Martin Rimm's alleged misconduct. We're still waiting for their report.

Last updated 3 February 1996. Suggestions and corrections welcome. This page should not be confused with Harper's Index, which is a registered trademark of Harper's Magazine Foundation.
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