[Sigia-l] "Controversiality Index"

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Professor Gronas, who teaches Russian literature, used customer reviews on
Amazon to study how tastes inform what people read. "Most studies of taste
are based on surveys," Gronas said. "With the Amazon.com reviews, you have a
huge bank of material that is voluntary."

In his study, he examined the star ratings given by readers to determine
what patterns, if any, correspond to different types of books. He also
analyzed the content of the reviews to see what criteria people used in
making judgments and by what processes they came to those conclusions.

Amazon's ratings count after all
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Do you buy books on Amazon based on the reviews?

Ziya
Nullius in Verba