Finally! The time came to scrape the tweets for UFC 197. Everything was set up from the script to the virtual machine. The schedule for the event was as follows: 23:30 BST – UFC Fight Pass Prelims 01:00 BST – Prelims 03:00 BST – Main Card I started the script when the UFC Fight Pass Prelims began and stopped itContinue reading “Twitter Analysis – Part 3: Scraping tweets and a minor detour”
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Twitter Analysis – Part 2: Running Tests
Since I had completed Part 1 a week or so before the UFC on Fox event. I decided I would do some mini test runs. A few sporting events where going on, another UFC event, UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos and the Masters (Golf). The mini-test runs The UFC event was happening whilst I finishedContinue reading “Twitter Analysis – Part 2: Running Tests”
Twitter Analysis – Part 1: Getting Started
For my first steps into data analysis I wanted to do some analysis around my interests to make it enjoyable and informative. Since I like a wide variety of sports I decided I would do some analysis on an UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) event. The reason being that these events last for approximately 6 hours dependingContinue reading “Twitter Analysis – Part 1: Getting Started”