Interesting - I'd love to see the number of stories on the front page about poli... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		davidw on Feb 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Statistical Analysis of All Hacker News Submissi... Interesting - I'd love to see the number of stories on the front page about politics over time. Is it really growing, or does it just seem that way?

x0054 on Feb 24, 2014 [–]

You have to keep in mind that the biggest tech story from last year was also the biggest political story of last year. So, the numbers would be skewed towards rise in political stories, but it could be simply due to the overlap.

davidw on Feb 25, 2014 | [–]

Presumably you could do stats with and without that one.

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact