Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior
The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.
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The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.
The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in both […]
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking
This report covers results from the 14th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. Participants were asked to respond to several questions about the tone and impact of the online environment and the trajectory of activities in the digital public sphere that have recently been raising […]
The prospect of transformative “enhancement” of human abilities has tantalized and inspired invention and innovation through the ages. How Pew Research Center approached this topic The Center survey asked respondents a series of questions about three potential avenues for human enhancement: Other questions asked respondents about a range of goals for human enhancement, without specifying […]
Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.
After an election season where viral online misinformation was rampant, six-in-ten Americans say that made-up news and information had a “major impact” on the presidential election, about on par with the portion who say the same of news media coverage. More than half in both parties say this, with 54% of Democrats and independents who […]
Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.
The final post in our series examines how topic models can and can’t help when classifying large amounts of text.
More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet “often” or “sometimes.”
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