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Old 01-14-2014, 06:07 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
Very interesting but note that the software is analyzing public domain books. So I read this more as "software accurately predicts old books that still hold up to contemporary audiences."
IMHO, high-download counts of PG books don't necessarily correlate with high popularity per se, since many of the most frequently downloaded PG books are required reading at schools and universities and many downloaders most likely chose to download free PG books to save money.

BTW, I've also learned a new word from the study: unigram = [single] word.
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