Hi HN, I've been working in the last few weeks with the HN API to analyze stories and comments—about 40 million items in total. I've put together some stats on user activity and story scoring, and I've shared the code as well. If you're curious about the data or have insights to add, check it out. I'd love to hear your thoughts :)
Is there a reason for the stray strong "i" in the middle of the text?
Your LaTeX didn't render for $R^{2}=0.78$
You're missing an "is" in this sentence:
> So, if you want to want to win the HN game, consistency in sharing IS the winning strategy.
I can't parse this sentence:
> "Because I was still collecting the data, and the I had only until 2015 then"
All in all, an interesting analysis, although I'm unsure of some of the conclusions. Many of them seem reasonable, but it would be nice for someone to use them to form hypotheses and go on to test them.
> Your LaTeX didn't render for $R^{2}=0.78$
Fixed, thank you.
> You're missing an "is" in this sentence:
Fixed, thank you.
> Is there a reason for the stray strong "i" in the middle of the text?
I am not sure where
> I can't parse this sentence: "Because I was still collecting the data, and the I had only until 2015 then"
Thank you for pointing this out, I rephrased it. What I meant was: I started working on the analysis before the data collection was complete. At that time, I had the data from 2006 to 2015. And that is basically how I discovered your profile.
> although I'm unsure of some of the conclusions
I agree. It is a limitation for such exploratory work. I am curious though to know which conclusions you are unsure of.
Thanks a lot for taking the time and going through it. Big fan here :))
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You're missing an "is" in this sentence:
> So, if you want to want to win the HN game, consistency in sharing IS the winning strategy.
I can't parse this sentence:
> "Because I was still collecting the data, and the I had only until 2015 then"
All in all, an interesting analysis, although I'm unsure of some of the conclusions. Many of them seem reasonable, but it would be nice for someone to use them to form hypotheses and go on to test them.
But definitely an interesting article.
> Your LaTeX didn't render for $R^{2}=0.78$ Fixed, thank you.
> You're missing an "is" in this sentence: Fixed, thank you.
> Is there a reason for the stray strong "i" in the middle of the text? I am not sure where
> I can't parse this sentence: "Because I was still collecting the data, and the I had only until 2015 then"
Thank you for pointing this out, I rephrased it. What I meant was: I started working on the analysis before the data collection was complete. At that time, I had the data from 2006 to 2015. And that is basically how I discovered your profile.
> although I'm unsure of some of the conclusions I agree. It is a limitation for such exploratory work. I am curious though to know which conclusions you are unsure of.
Thanks a lot for taking the time and going through it. Big fan here :))