Tag: march madness
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The Geography of March Madness
Atlantic Cities: The Geography of March Madness While you're filling out your expertly analyzed bracket, you might want to take a look at how March Madness fandom is spread across the country with this map from Facebook (via Gizmodo). Michael Bailey of Facebook's Data Science team analyzed the way "likes" are spread through teams and…
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Market Madness: Louisville TV Homes Score Big During NCAA Tourney
Nielsen Wire: Market Madness: Louisville TV Homes Score Big During NCAA Tourney (Note: DMA = Designated Market Area) For fans of NCAA basketball, it has been an upset-filled March Madness. But there are no surprises in household viewing patterns among the top markets tracked by Nielsen. More than a quarter of households in the Louisville,…
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Troubling March Madness byproduct: a boom in ‘bracketology’
Christian Science Monitor: Troubling March Madness byproduct: a boom in 'bracketology' The mix of math, basketball stats, and guts is raising concerns among addiction counselors, sociologists, and the NCAA itself. ATLANTA – It started with a $5 pool as the Midwestern high schooler filled out a bracket of teams he predicted would climb to the…