Answering Strange Questions With Strange Data
From time to time, strange seemingly-unanswerable questions pop into our heads. "How does a president's vocabulary affect their popularity?" "What's the best strategy to crush my opponents in [insert friendly board game here]?" "Who was the best left-handed outfielder born in Donora, Pennsylvania?" With today's computing capabilities, such quandries aren't so unanswerable. Basic coding skills, statistical know-how, and a bit of creativity can not only answer these queries, they can lead you to more intriguing ones. Hopefully this blog will demonstrate a few of these instances and inspire you to set out on your own quest to satisfy your curiosity with the almighty power of data.
