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blueboy 
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| CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:14 pm)
And Louisiana is the saddest place on earth.
Posted on the OT last night, and seems obviously ridiculous, but CNN ran it this afternoon anyway.
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The researchers coded each tweet for its happiness content, based on the appearance and frequency of words determined by Mechanical Turk workers to be happy (rainbow, love, beauty, hope, wonderful, wine) or sad (damn, boo, ugly, smoke, hate, lied). While the researchers admit their technique ignores context, they say that for large datasets, simply counting the words and averaging their happiness content produces "reliable" results.
No. Definitely no problem with those terms. The graphs in the link have the complete lists.
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baybeefeetz
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:15 pm to blueboy)
Do you doubt that people from Louisiana grouse more than anybody on twitter or anywhere else?
doesn't mean they're not happy. But they be complainin.
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Tactical1 
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:16 pm to blueboy)
I don't think a study had to be conducted to find out that people that live in Louisiana are fricking miserable.
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CamdenTiger
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:17 pm to Tactical1)
"I hate CNN" was the biggest entry...
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Blue Velvet 
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:18 pm to blueboy)
I wouldn't call that a study. Read the article.
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Navytiger74
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:19 pm to blueboy)
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Posted on the OT last night, and seems obviously ridiculous, but CNN ran it this afternoon anyway.
When was the last time you read the rant after a 10-win season?
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dr smartass phd
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:19 pm to Tactical1)
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I don't think a study had to be conducted to find out that people that live in Louisiana are fricking miserable.
Reading the Rant, will confirm this comment. 
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WikiTiger
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:20 pm to Tactical1)
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I don't think a study had to be conducted to find out that people that live in Louisiana are fricking miserable.
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CollegeFBRules
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:23 pm to baybeefeetz)
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Do you doubt that people from Louisiana grouse more than anybody on twitter or anywhere else?
How could something like this ever be proven.
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constant cough
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:26 pm to blueboy)
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Vermont Complex Systems Center
Yeah I'm sure this is as credible an organization as their 'study' is.
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lsutiger90
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:29 pm to blueboy)
Isn't boo a term of endearment??? As in "My Boo"????
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Radiojones
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:32 pm to lsutiger90)
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Isn't boo a term of endearment???
In Louisiana it often is. I call my five year old daughter boo sometimes.
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DeafValley
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:35 pm to Radiojones)
A study on the perceived context of words that are analyzed out of context. Yeah, this seems like a waste of time. 
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theunknownknight
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:38 pm to DeafValley)
Do they disregard twits about honey boo boo?
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lsutiger90
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:56 pm to theunknownknight)
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Do they disregard twits about honey boo boo?
If your tweeting about her....you probably are depressed!!!! 
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:45 pm to lsutiger90)
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Isn't boo a term of endearment??? As in "My Boo"????
This plus LSU fans complaining about everything should pretty much solve the riddle.
The people in LA who are actually sad are probably so miserable they can't afford a phone/computer to tweet with.
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Tiguar 
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 3:06 pm to blueboy)
They could have just perused tigerrant for a while and come to this conclusion.
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blueboy
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 3:30 pm to lsutiger90)
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Isn't boo a term of endearment??? As in "My Boo"????
why yes, it is.
Also in the thread from last night, you can see that it was the terms that make the study complete bull shite.
And "boo" has to have been a recurring term they found in places they wanted to deem as being "unhappy." There's no legitimate reason for it to be on that list.
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Rex
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| re: CNN runs the happiest/saddest states twitter "study" (Posted on 2/20/13 at 4:31 pm to blueboy)
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The researchers coded each tweet for its happiness content, based on the appearance and frequency of words determined by Mechanical Turk workers to be happy (rainbow, love, beauty, hope, wonderful, wine) or sad (damn, boo, ugly, smoke, hate, lied). While the researchers admit their technique ignores context, they say that for large datasets, simply counting the words and averaging their happiness content produces "reliable" results.
Can't blame me. I don't use Twitter and I spend much of my time in Virginia.
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