SAD Correlation in LJ Analysis
Steve, my roommate, just looked at the graph and said, "that's Seasonal Affective ..." :)
There seems to be an abrupt and positive correlation in my journal between cold, sadness and vision during the first quarter and first halves of the year. SAD, as Dr. Allen suspected. (These dictionaries include words like "light", "depression", and obviously "cold".)
Now is this significant when compared to my age group? More than two-thirds of those born circa 1980 were writing more about sadness, coldness and light, but this is normalized over the 2005-2007 range:
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Regressive Imagery Analysis for vap0rtranz's journal
Compared to: EveryoneVision21.2%Cold32.3%Sadness30.5%What does this mean?
During the specific periods of the first quarter and first half of the year, I often wrote more about sadness, cold, and vision than 8 out of 10 of my fellow 27-year olds, including those who usually wrote about those things. Even more compelling is the abrupt drop in sadness during the summer and fall months, where a mere 1 out of 10 were writing less about these things than me. The same periods were the semester that I had the most difficulty in school.
This all means that I got it working on a a new install of Windows 2003 Server! *gag* But seriously, I recommend everyone install it (on the shitty XP that you're probably running). Theoretically speaking, this kind of analysis over time is precisely the kind supported by my general theory of information. Practically speaking, this brings more meaning to blogs than merely EMO kids floating from Internet whim to Internet meme. For me personally, it could mean that I will fair better in the warmer climate of the coast, so this new job could be a good move. And back to the application of theory, this whole thing is an awesome catalyst for getting my semantic wiki working.
I thank Dr. Allen for encouraging me to find some way to analyze any trends. Be damned all those other students who hate her!
There seems to be an abrupt and positive correlation in my journal between cold, sadness and vision during the first quarter and first halves of the year. SAD, as Dr. Allen suspected. (These dictionaries include words like "light", "depression", and obviously "cold".)
Now is this significant when compared to my age group? More than two-thirds of those born circa 1980 were writing more about sadness, coldness and light, but this is normalized over the 2005-2007 range:
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Regressive Imagery Analysis for vap0rtranz's journal
Compared to: EveryoneVision21.2%Cold32.3%Sadness30.5%What does this mean?
During the specific periods of the first quarter and first half of the year, I often wrote more about sadness, cold, and vision than 8 out of 10 of my fellow 27-year olds, including those who usually wrote about those things. Even more compelling is the abrupt drop in sadness during the summer and fall months, where a mere 1 out of 10 were writing less about these things than me. The same periods were the semester that I had the most difficulty in school.
This all means that I got it working on a a new install of Windows 2003 Server! *gag* But seriously, I recommend everyone install it (on the shitty XP that you're probably running). Theoretically speaking, this kind of analysis over time is precisely the kind supported by my general theory of information. Practically speaking, this brings more meaning to blogs than merely EMO kids floating from Internet whim to Internet meme. For me personally, it could mean that I will fair better in the warmer climate of the coast, so this new job could be a good move. And back to the application of theory, this whole thing is an awesome catalyst for getting my semantic wiki working.
I thank Dr. Allen for encouraging me to find some way to analyze any trends. Be damned all those other students who hate her!