tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post9054058019564243841..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Books, meet data!Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-37579432138081816942018-08-01T13:36:48.388-05:002018-08-01T13:36:48.388-05:00It's been gradual for me -- first keeping a li...It's been gradual for me -- first keeping a list (2011), then trying to apply labels to make end-year wrapups easier, and now moving into Excel. <br /><br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49291122814648345792018-08-01T10:59:25.025-05:002018-08-01T10:59:25.025-05:00I wish I was this organized. Very interesting data...I wish I was this organized. Very interesting data.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-3160736502045923772018-07-31T10:22:46.515-05:002018-07-31T10:22:46.515-05:00Do you comment on/review all the books you read, o...Do you comment on/review all the books you read, or just a few that are remarkable? I was only able to do this because 99% of the books I've read since 2007 appear here. We all have to leave something for posterity, and verbose essays about books are my contribution. ;-)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-13931768690634027052018-07-31T02:48:05.110-05:002018-07-31T02:48:05.110-05:00Interesting that so such of your reading has staye...Interesting that so such of your reading has stayed consistent. The Star Wars /Star Trek shift has made me realize, though I have read a bunch of Star Trek novels over the years I never read a Star Wars novel. <br /><br />I wish that I had detailed reading data like this going back. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-46405355838594294992018-07-30T22:35:30.585-05:002018-07-30T22:35:30.585-05:00I was mostly surprised that the data was as muddy ...I was mostly surprised that the data was as muddy as it is. I probably wouldn't have been if I'd ever prepared a line graph before. At the moment there are too many lines to really see anything but history and religion/philosophy. What really surprised me was how low science got at one point (4 books in 2015!) and how long it took history to really take a commanding lead. It and science were tied in the first few years, and then Star Trek hustled in. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-31102971504877116192018-07-30T22:12:05.936-05:002018-07-30T22:12:05.936-05:00You sound kind of surprised at your line graph...d...You sound kind of surprised at your line graph...did you remember your reading differently than it turned out to be? I know I tend to remember certain books (or phases of reading) more than others; everything else sort of fades out.Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-14581845585692184042018-07-30T17:17:55.173-05:002018-07-30T17:17:55.173-05:00It's a deep program.. I've been using it f...It's a deep program.. I've been using it for work purposes for at least four years, but I don't do anything advanced with it -- just arranging info and crunching numbers. I used another source (meta-chart) for the graphics. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-15682495945850378062018-07-30T17:16:18.930-05:002018-07-30T17:16:18.930-05:00I'm just glad I started gabbing about my books...I'm just glad I started gabbing about my books when I did -- I read a lot of interesting stuff before, but a lot of it is just lost. Keeping the blog and revisiting my reviews keeps the books somewhat alive in my head. :)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-8923748508650870862018-07-30T16:45:07.745-05:002018-07-30T16:45:07.745-05:00I enjoy reading your posts on data. Part of me rea...I enjoy reading your posts on data. Part of me really wishes that I kept track of everything I read now xD <br /><br />Elle Inked @ <a href="http://elleinked.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Keep on Reading</a>Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628369840392742310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-53246951325558131042018-07-30T16:27:28.969-05:002018-07-30T16:27:28.969-05:00i went to a class on Excel once and appreciated it...i went to a class on Excel once and appreciated it's possibilities, but i never got very good at using it...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-50233075777014166632018-07-30T15:05:59.935-05:002018-07-30T15:05:59.935-05:00The hard part for me was generating a list of labe...The hard part for me was generating a list of labels that could apply across every year of reading. Some of the labels weren't used in the graph because they were really outliers. Health and fitness, for instance, will pop in a little burst every other year. The data entry wasn't nearly as tedious as it could have been because of autocomplete..once I'd typed in the label once, Excel would suggest it the next time I started typing, so most of the time I only had to type in a character or two. The only problem there was Science and Science Fiction, since Excel kept confusing them. I got around it by using "SF" for science fiction. <br /><br />It was something to do while listening to music, and was arguably more productive than playing game. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-88162550688698733892018-07-30T14:46:38.821-05:002018-07-30T14:46:38.821-05:00i think it's a fun idea: i'd do the same ...i think it's a fun idea: i'd do the same thing for my own reading but i'm not smart enough; and being retired i'm too lazy anyhow...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-46558004392537478822018-07-30T14:40:13.614-05:002018-07-30T14:40:13.614-05:00I really can't account for..wanting to account...I really can't account for..wanting to account for everything!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49563751510379831482018-07-30T10:05:34.815-05:002018-07-30T10:05:34.815-05:00i just had a money-making idea: you could adverti...i just had a money-making idea: you could advertise about doing the same sort of thing for other readers, print the graphs on tee-shirts and sell them back for dollars! well, maybe not so great... there's the set-up and machinery, etc. oh well... interesting info, tho... tx...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com