Initial Analysis Followups

[kbodwin]

1. Flashy and clean Maroon 5 writeup. Think "Buzzfeed article" - snazzy plots, no code showing, layman's terms explanations.

2. Statistical arguments

• Relationships between variables
  • Popularity vs Complexity?
  • Number of writers vs Complexity?
• Agreement and disagreement between metrics
  • Pops 1-4
  • Lyrical and musical complexity
• Scope of argument?
  • Individual artists?
  • Archetype group?
  • All artists combined?
• Think about sample size!

3. Artist comparisons

• Popularity and complexity on an absolute (nonstandardized) scale
• Group by similar trajectories (statistical argument for differences in clusters?)

4. Other thoughts

• Compare album-to-album, or at least color by album
• what happens at "shock points" of label signing?