Python

Finding Peaks in a Dataset and Why It Is Not Straightforward

In my job as a data analyst, I come across many different types of problems to solve. Some are relatively easy to solve, others not so much. That was until recently, where I came across a problem I...

Analysing the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with Graph Theory

It’s fair to say that I don’t follow many sports. I’m more of a casual observer myself and would much rather watch something like the Tour de France or a rugby match now and then....

How to Stream from the Mastodon API via HTTP in Python

As I’ve mentioned in many of my blog posts before this one, Mastodon has a publicly available API which can be used to scrape statuses, collect hashtags and much more.

One feature that...

Your Social Network Is Bigger Than You Think!

Your social network is bigger than you think!

I remember what got me really interested in social network analysis as a field of academic study was just the scale at which these networks grow...