fromily Posted August 8 Posted August 8 (edited) Interesting to see that one of the main dilemmas of the streaming era (how much weight do we give to the number of unique listeners versus total number of 'listens'?) is also relevant to the analysis of google's search history. 8 hours ago, Moth 2 The Flame said: I think I realised the key missing information that makes the difference between most trending and most google'd (aka interest over time on your graph comparison) after doing some digging on Google trends. https://meetglimpse.com/insights/google-trends-faq/ Repeated searches from the same users is likely not counted for google trends data over the short period, which could also mean over the 12 month period. Most google'd however, likely does, which skews/inflates data graphs for overall search and doesn't necessarily tell the amount of unique different users' search terms. I'd take Google Trends over interest over time data and also explains why their list is different to what you see in most googled (Janet and not Britney). They prioritise different unique users search data over the same amount of people doing repeated searches across the year. Without knowing exactly how google filters out repeat searches it's kind of hard to know whether their trend calculation provides a more accurate picture than 'total searches.' I think the most "accurate" number likely falls somewhere between the two lists. Would def be interesting to compare them Edited August 8 by fromily grammar
Recommended Posts