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Does page position track discussion?

A small, deterministic calculation on the captured top 12. The result is computed in the browser from the displayed rows.

No model calculation

Change the variables; keep the method fixed.

Are higher-ranked stories associated with more comments in this snapshot?

Cohort
Captured ranks 1–12
Measure
Spearman rank correlation
Variables
Page rank and comment count
Missingness
None
Cohort check
Waiting for the alternate-cohort calculation.

Spearman’s ρ

What this can—and cannot—say

    Provenance

    Every claim has a path back.

    Page rank × comments

    Ranked pairs used for ρ

    All complete pairs used in the Spearman rank correlation
    StoryXX rankYY rank