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Reddit Data Science Community Conversations
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About
This dataset contains posts and comments extracted from the r/datascience subreddit, a highly active discussion forum on Reddit with over 600,000 contributors. It offers valuable insights into the conversations and trends within the data science community, providing raw material for various analytical endeavours. The content is directly generated by the subreddit's contributors, reflecting authentic community engagement.
Columns
- title: The textual title of a Reddit post.
- score: The score or upvote count for a post or comment, indicating its popularity or agreement.
- id: A unique identifier assigned to each post or comment.
- url: The web address for the Reddit post or an associated external link.
- comms_num: The total number of comments associated with a specific post.
- created: The Unix timestamp indicating when the post or comment was created.
- body: The main textual content of a Reddit post or comment.
- timestamp: Another timestamp field, likely similar to 'created', marking the time of creation.
Distribution
The dataset is typically provided in a CSV format.
- Score Distribution: Scores vary significantly, ranging from -91 to 2952. A large proportion of entries, specifically 20,526, fall within the -91.00 to 61.15 score range. Another view indicates 20,762 entries are in the 0.00 to 31.75 score range. There are 21,095 unique score values.
- Time Coverage Distribution: The data covers a period from December 9, 2021, to April 22, 2022. There are 20,573 unique timestamp values. Activity peaks in late March 2022, with up to 2,830 entries in a single week.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Analysing discussion topics prevalent within the r/datascience subreddit.
- Understanding the tone of conversations among data science professionals and enthusiasts.
- Identifying the dominant sentiment expressed in posts and comments.
- Exploring the lexical particularities unique to the data science community's discussions.
- Tracking trends and shifts in popular topics and opinions over time.
Coverage
The dataset offers global coverage regarding the community discussions. It spans a distinct time range from December 9, 2021, to April 22, 2022. The content reflects the diverse perspectives of over 600,000 contributors to the r/datascience subreddit, providing a wide demographic scope of individuals interested in data science.
License
CC0
Who Can Use It
- Data scientists and machine learning engineers for natural language processing (NLP) tasks such as topic modeling, sentiment analysis, or text classification.
- Social media analysts and researchers studying online community behaviour, trends, and user engagement patterns.
- Linguists and computational linguists examining the specific language usage within professional online forums.
- Academic researchers interested in the evolution of discussions within the data science field.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Reddit Data Science Community Conversations
- r/datascience Subreddit Activity Log
- Data Science Forum Discussions Archive
- Reddit Data Science Posts and Comments
Attributes
Original Data Source: Data Science on Reddit
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