Word Cloud Examples | Text Analysis Of Smartphone Marketing
Are you the kind of person who would queue outside an Apple store overnight to be the first to score the latest iPhone? Or maybe you’re a Samsung fan, confident that your brand reigns supreme. Perhaps you’ve jumped on the Pixel train, the flagship smartphone of tech giant Google. There’s no doubt that many of […]
Who is the Greatest Supervillain in Cinema History According to Data?
The chilly menace of Darth Vader as he threatens the entire universe. The creepy, psychotic smile of the Joker. The soulless evil of Lord Voldemort. Who do you think is the greatest supervillain in cinematic history? Can data science give us an answer? Join us on the dark side to find out. Who is the […]
How to Write the Perfect Tinder Bio: Data-Backed Tips for More Matches
Want to stop endlessly swiping and start getting more matches on Tinder? We’ve analyzed the data to reveal exactly how to craft a bio that truly stands out. Online dating has never been so popular. An estimated 40% of Americans have at one point in time turned to Tinder and other online dating apps. I confess, […]
Dungeons and Data Science: What Can Data Tell Us About D&D?
Recently, GitHub user oganm posted character sheet data for a bunch of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition characters. Data for 885 unique characters was gathered over 5 months through tools for a mobile character sheet application. While he has already done a fascinating analysis of this data, I wanted to see what I could find out about […]
What Are Your Chances of Being Hit by a Meteorite?
Have you ever wondered how likely it is that you’ll be hit by a meteorite? Never fear, we’ve analyzed the data and are ready to save the day! Learn where you should stand to avoid space debris! For this analysis, we used a dataset from NASA. It contains over 45,000 meteorites, with details of their […]
Visualized: Can we Quantify the Most Popular Music?
Measuring popularity An obvious way to measure music’s popularity is through the charts. Billboard has been charting the “Hot 100” songs weekly since 1958. Nowadays, chart rankings are based on a combination of sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. Billboard states that the approximate weighting is 35-45% for sales, […]
How to Guarantee* Your Kickstarter Will Succeed!
The data Kickstarter describes itself as a platform to help “artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality.” Since the launch of the crowdfunding platform in 2009, almost 150,000 projects have been successfully funded. 15 million people have backed projects on Kickstarter, pledging […]
How Many Rats Does it Take to Power a Lightbulb?
As crazy as this question may seem, using animals as a unit of measurement for energy isn’t actually that weird an idea. We can thank James Watt and the invention of “horsepower” for that. Horsepower was conceived in the 18th century, and was originally designed to compare the power of steam engines with the power […]
Will Banning Plastic Bags Actually Save the Planet?
In 2002, Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban single-use plastic bags. Rwanda, Taiwan, China, and Macedonia have all followed suit. Many other countries have implemented taxes or laws which require retailers to charge a fee for bags. Single-use plastic bags, also known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags, have become a scapegoat […]
Who is the Booziest Wine Drinking Country in the World?
If you’ve ever wondered which country drinks the most wine, some familiar suspects might have flashed across your mind. Maybe you thought of the famously snobbish wine drinkers, the French? Maybe those Italians and Greeks, whose idea of a healthy diet includes a glass a day? Or perhaps those notorious beer drinkers, the Germans, might […]
