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fig. 2.28.1: every citation of the 8 percent leads to Statistic Brain, which filed a 2005 telephone poll under the University of Scranton; the Scranton papers report no 8

fig. 2.28.1 · every citation of the 8 percent leads to Statistic Brain, which filed a 2005 telephone poll under the University of Scranton; the Scranton papers report no 8.
EVERY CITATION OF THE 8 LEADS TO A 2005 POLL FILED UNDER SCRANTONONE ROW, ONE PAGE, BY DATE. STUB TO ITS SOURCE: SOLID IF NAMED OR LINKED, DASHEDIF COPIED. ACCENT: CREDITED TO SCRANTON.2005-12-30 SHAPIRO POLL1,012 AMERICANS BY PHONE, ±3%“only 8% of Americans say they always achieve”2008-12-11 SHAPIRO BLOG8 / 19 / 49 / 24“Only 8% of people are always successful”BY 2011-12-26 STATISTIC BRAIN8% ROW, NO PAPER NAMED“Source: University of Scranton. Journal of Clinical Psychology”2013-01-01 FORBESLINKS STATISTIC BRAIN“University of Scranton research suggests that just 8%”2013-01-08 APSFROM: FORBES“Just 8% of People Achieve Their New Year’s Resolutions”2013-02-05 BU TODAYLINKS STATISTIC BRAIN“only 8 percent keep them for longer than a few weeks”2013-12-19 BALANCE BARFOOTNOTE, NO AUTHOR OR TITLE“University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology; December 2012”2016-01-04 HUFFPOST VIA APSTHE LABEL ON 92“92 percent … according to University of Scranton research”2017-01-01 STATISTIC BRAINNEW SURVEY, 9.2%“1,273 online respondents, 216 phone, and 73 in-person”2017-01-09 PSYCHOLOGY TODAYNAMES STATISTIC BRAIN“only 9.2 percent of 1273 respondents”2022-01-08 INC.NO STUDY NAMED“only 9% were successful”THE SCRANTON PAPERS, AND THE PAGE THAT CITES ONE: NONE REPORTS 8%1988 NORCROSS & VANGARELLI77% AT 1 WEEK, 200 RESOLVERS“maintained their pledges for 1 week but only 19% for 2 years”2025-12-22 PSYCHOLOGY TODAYCITES 1988, INVERTS THE 77%“77% of resolutions will have already failed”2002 NORCROSS, MRYKALO & BLAGYSVS 4% OF NONRESOLVERS, 6 MONTHS“46% of the resolvers were continuously successful”

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