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Interaction Effects And Selecting Regression Models Of Taylor Swift Song Popularity, Halle Schneidewind
Interaction Effects And Selecting Regression Models Of Taylor Swift Song Popularity, Halle Schneidewind
Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Understanding music popularity and what drives it is important not only for artists but for other individuals who are financially tied to music sales including producers, writers, and record labels. Studies have been done to define how a song’s popularity can be measured, what attributes or features are drivers for popularity, and to what extent can a song’s popularity even be predicted. This paper takes two linear regression approaches to predicting the popularity of a Taylor Swift song on Spotify based on auditory features the Spotify API estimates and historic popularity of songs on Spotify. One model takes into consideration …
The Impact Of A Carbon Tax On Emissions, Jessica Creech
The Impact Of A Carbon Tax On Emissions, Jessica Creech
Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
A carbon tax is an economic policy that aims to reduce various emissions to serve the protection of the environment. Versions of this policy have been implemented in multiple countries across the world to introduce a cost for contributing to environmental damage. Since climate change is prevalent in today’s world, finding an effective method to reduce emissions is essential. However, many countries hesitate to utilize a carbon tax for two reasons. First, they are unsure if the carbon tax is effective at reducing emissions. Second, there is a concern that the implementation of such a tax will be detrimental to …