Community Data Science Course (Spring 2016)/Day 3 Coding Challenges: Difference between revisions
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# How many boys and girls are described in the dataset (i.e., how many boys and girls born in 2013 have names given to at least four others)? | # How many boys and girls are described in the dataset (i.e., how many boys and girls born in 2013 have names given to at least four others)? | ||
# How many boys names are also girls names? How many girls names are also boys names? | # How many boys names are also girls names? How many girls names are also boys names? | ||
# What is the most popular girls name that is also a boys name? | # What is the most popular girls name that is also a boys name? | ||
# Discover at least one fact about the names that is not listed above. | # Discover at least one fact about the names that is not listed above. | ||
# ''Challenge'' plot (in Excel) the number of people who share a name with n other people in the data set, where n is 4 to 19. | # ''Challenge'' plot (in Excel) the number of people who share a name with n other people in the data set, where n is 4 to 19. |
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Challenges
- Search for your own name. Are there both boys and girls that have your name? Is it more popular for one group than for the other?
- What is the most common name for each gender?
- What is the least common?
- How often does the least common occur? (Does that bother you?)
- Are there more boys names or girls names? What about for particular letters? What about for every letter?
- What is the longest name in the dataset?
- How many boys and girls are described in the dataset (i.e., how many boys and girls born in 2013 have names given to at least four others)?
- How many boys names are also girls names? How many girls names are also boys names?
- What is the most popular girls name that is also a boys name?
- Discover at least one fact about the names that is not listed above.
- Challenge plot (in Excel) the number of people who share a name with n other people in the data set, where n is 4 to 19.