| Title |
The Deluge of Spurious Correlations in Big Data
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Foundations of Science, March 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s10699-016-9489-4 |
| Authors |
Cristian S. Calude, Giuseppe Longo |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 19 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 28 | 65% |
| Scientists | 13 | 30% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 260 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 18% |
| Researcher | 32 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 6% |
| Professor | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 56 | 21% |
| Unknown | 66 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 46 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 12% |
| Philosophy | 12 | 5% |
| Engineering | 12 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 74 | 28% |
| Unknown | 81 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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