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Eurovision 2012 prediction

Posted on May 22, 2012 by The Helpful Engineer

Update. Result: Well done Sweden, a great song. Original article. Regular readers will know that The Helpful Engineer is a big fan of the Eurovision. So who will win it this year? Having listened to the songs I think any of … Continue reading →

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Eurovision 2011: Using Google trends to predict the future

Posted on May 9, 2011 by The Helpful Engineer

I am a big fan of the Eurovision. But for the last few years Google have been getting in on the act with a prediction of the winning song. The method is based on the Google trends software and uses the number of internet searches for an entry to predict the winner. It has correctly predicted the result of the Eurovision for the last two years. Continue reading →

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