tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post2162190656025743010..comments2024-02-12T06:23:51.153-06:00Comments on Deeply Trivial: Is Anybody Listening?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-39333959543149717792017-09-22T20:17:12.467-05:002017-09-22T20:17:12.467-05:00From one statistician to another - I'm really ...From one statistician to another - I'm really enjoying your blog, and I LOVE that you posted this old Missing Persons video!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-53451514179161880082017-09-18T16:52:26.541-05:002017-09-18T16:52:26.541-05:00Great points! I'm unfortunately ignorant when ...Great points! I'm unfortunately ignorant when it comes to audio books, so I didn't even consider these variables.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213593768515404983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-79241178992967484992017-09-13T11:38:01.792-05:002017-09-13T11:38:01.792-05:00As someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, my ...As someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, my first thought was about the quality of the narration. A terrible narrator can make a great book torture, and a great narrator can make a so-so book enjoyable. Pace, emphasis, intonation, among other things, all matter. So it makes me wonder about how this variable might have impacted the overall completion rates. I was surprised to see that this was not addressed by the author of the original piece, and it makes me think that he might not be a regular audiobook listener. Someone who hasn't delved into this world, and who instead is simply utilizing this data set, might not be familiar with the importance of that variable. The importance of this variable to listener experience is why Audible has separate categories in it's rating system for the story and for the narrator. I think it would be interesting to see how that plays out for each book. And this is a good example of why understanding the origin and nature of your data is so important! :) Sarah Bnoreply@blogger.com