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The top Cambridge listed is Cambridge, KY, which is bizarre. I'd have expected Cambridge, MA, or Cambridge, UK, far and away the most well known towns of this
by virtualwhys 3y ago
The top Cambridge listed is
Cambridge, KY, which is bizarre.
I'd have expected Cambridge, MA, or Cambridge, UK, far and away the most well known towns of this name in the world, but they're far down the list.
Algorithm could use some fine tuning :)
- pimlottc 3y agoI imagine it varies greatly depending on social-economic class too. I would guess that people who didn't go to college are less aware of Cambridge, MA, since it's perhaps best known for its famous schools.
- mynameisvlad 3y agoYeah but socio-economic class has no part in the methodology used here, which seems entirely based on population, proximity and Wikipedia article size.
- pimlottc 3y agoRight, but the HN demographic is probably more college-aware than the population at large, so that may explain why Cambridge, MA ranked lower than virtualwhys expected.