The Statistical Difference Between 1-Star and 5-Star Reviews on Yelp
It can be proven that language has a strong statistical effect on review ratings, but that is intuitive enough. How have review ratings changed?
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The Data From Our Comments to the FCC About Net Neutrality
The FCC released a dataset of about 450,000 comments against net neutrality. Looking at the data behind these comments, it is clear to see that the entire country is passionate against the rule changes to net neutrality.
The Interesting Percentages of Female Students in MIT and Harvard Online Courses
The proportion of female students in each of Harvard and MIT’s online courses range from 5% to 49%.
A Statistical Analysis of 1.2 Million Amazon Reviews
Analyzing the dataset of 1.2 million Amazon reviews, I found some interesting statistical trends; some are intuitive and obvious, but others give insight to how Amazon’s review system actually works.
Reddit is Growing Slowly, but Surely
I analyzed the daily number of submissions from over two years to see which events, if any, have affected Reddit’s growth rate. As it turns out, Reddit grows by itself.