>The data suggests that the majority of users come from the United States
41.2% is not the majority…
Interesting data though, thanks for it. At what UTC time range was the Google Shutdown post at the top of the board?
41.2% is not the majority…
Interesting data though, thanks for it. At what UTC time range was the Google Shutdown post at the top of the board?
Yeah, I suspect the results are a bit off.
It was on the first page for ~10 hours, starting around 10 UTC.
https://hnrankings.info/35553421/
(I'm a bit surprised that you got 30k visitors - that's more than I would have expected at that hour.)
That time of day suggests the American demographics are undercounted (not just US but Canada etc. too). On the other hand, your numbers are close to what I found when I did a similar analysis (already 5 years ago):
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16633521 (March 2018)
Is there a tool to check this? Personally, I don't know of any, but I saw the article in the top 15 between 10 and 14 UTC time.
...Although Brits tend to be familiar with "plurality" in my experience, while Americans tend to have no clue what a relative majority is (judging by the downvotes of the GP, it looks to be holding true).
Yes it is if all other numbers are smaller.
noun
1. the greater number.
"in the majority of cases all will go smoothly"
> use of this term is inconsistent as it sometimes refers to a mere plurality (as opposed to an absolute majority)