Dogs and fat tails
Read OriginalThis article explores NYC dog name data from a dataset linked in a Hacker News post. The author notes the top names (Bella, Luna, Max, etc.) are unexpected and tests whether name frequencies follow a power-law distribution. They find that while power-law does not fit, a log-normal distribution fits remarkably well. The post includes references to related discussions on power laws and normal distributions, making it relevant to data analysis and statistical modeling in a tech context.
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