Thursday, January 30, 2014

Perspective of Values via Obituaries

Data collected from obituaries in Eugene, Oregon:

"The size of the terms and the thickness of the edges have the same meaning in this map.  The colors this time have a more interesting meaning.  Terms that share their color grouped together in much the same way that items in a factor analysis group together: they tend to co-occur with each other and not with other terms.  The pink and light-blue groups are probably too small to interpret, but the others seem to meaningful.  For instance, the green group is centered on humor and agreeableness.  The red group seems to be mostly a matter of political liberalism.  And the dark-blue group seems to be about commitment to the local community."

More info and charts divided by gender:
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