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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2993499, member: 78244"]Their algorithm is very interesting. They use the number of languages that wikipedia articles about these individuals are written in, along with the number of page views. The former measures worldwide influence, while the latter measures popularity. Individuals who rank high in both aspects rank high overall on the list. Those that are popular but have little worldwide influence are considered to be locally influential.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only skimmed over the rest of the algorithm, so I am not sure how they use the birth location and occupation, other than for categorization purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, it is a pretty novel way to measure the cultural influence of various people in history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2993499, member: 78244"]Their algorithm is very interesting. They use the number of languages that wikipedia articles about these individuals are written in, along with the number of page views. The former measures worldwide influence, while the latter measures popularity. Individuals who rank high in both aspects rank high overall on the list. Those that are popular but have little worldwide influence are considered to be locally influential. I only skimmed over the rest of the algorithm, so I am not sure how they use the birth location and occupation, other than for categorization purposes. Overall, it is a pretty novel way to measure the cultural influence of various people in history.[/QUOTE]
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