Following my last post on Ohio’s population center, I wanted to get a bit more local. My home town of Columbus has a unique population characteristic: the population is almost uniformly dense. Despite this, I know from personal experience that…
Predicting Attractiveness on RankMyPhoto
To be honest, RankMyPhoto is a pretty skeezy website. It encourages objectification and seems like a big cry for attention. The premise is you upload a photo of yourself and anonymous internet users can rank your attractiveness and also vote…
IMDB Television Series Data
IMDB is a website that aggregates various pieces of data about movies and television series. Users can submit their own data, including reviews and ratings. IMDB has several datasets available for download, one of which is the rating data for…
The economy’s affect on dog ownership
After recently listening to a podcast about dog shows, I wondered if dog show outcomes have any influence over dog ownership. Now keep in mind, I don’t like dogs. They’re loud, messy, and dependent. But I do like data. Good data…