markets > science > religion
Philip Cohen linked to this diagram. Mentions in books, according to Google:
Kieran does the same diagram w/upper case letters.
Philip Cohen linked to this diagram. Mentions in books, according to Google:
Kieran does the same diagram w/upper case letters.
Written by fabiorojas
August 9, 2011 at 2:04 am
Posted in fabio, mere empirics
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Kieran
August 9, 2011 at 2:17 am
Either way, religion doesn’t do well…
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fabiorojas
August 9, 2011 at 2:26 am
Ya. Good evidence that “science” is more likely to appear at the beginning of a sentence. (But check the y-axes: I think “market” + “Market” is even a little higher than “science” + Science.”)
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Philip Cohen
August 9, 2011 at 3:15 am
Jesus is doing pretty well after a mid-century slump, though not as well as the market.
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Kieran
August 9, 2011 at 3:19 am
Kieran: Are you thinking what I’m thinking? A time series analysis of Jesus!
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fabiorojas
August 9, 2011 at 3:23 am
It’s doable, you just have interpolate over that three day spell of missing data in the series.
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Kieran
August 9, 2011 at 3:33 am
What if you do “God” instead of “religion?” Or “money” instead of “market?” I suspect that these figures are highly sensitive to the terms used and it is really the concept or topic that is of interest.
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Mike M.
August 9, 2011 at 5:23 am
Also worth noting that unlike ‘religion’ and ‘science’, ‘market’ is commonly used as a noun and as an adjective.
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Anthony
August 9, 2011 at 8:46 am
[…] markets > science > religion […]
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Daily Links for August 6th through August 9th | Akkam's Razor
August 9, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Jesus is also a top-100 boy’s name. Do they all count?
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Philip Cohen
August 9, 2011 at 12:15 pm