Twitter Votes and Tweets Analysis

Question 1

Which of the following options correctly arranges the political parties in descending order of gain in vote share from the year 2005 to the year 2010?

Accepted Answer

D. Total votes in 2005 = 880,000. Total votes in 2010 = 985,000. Vote shares: Party A: 2005 = 39%, 2010 = 37% => Gain = -2% Party B: 2005 = 17.5%, 2010 = 24.5% => Gain = +7% Party C: 2005 = 14%, 2010 = 16.5% => Gain = +2.5% Party D: 2005 = 5.5%, 2010 = 5.5% => Gain = 0% Party E: 2005 = 3.5%, 2010 = 5% => Gain = +1.5% Descending order of gain in vote share: B, C, E, D, A (BCEDA).

Question 2

Which of the following parties received maximum number of “neutral tweets” in the year 2010?

Accepted Answer

A. Neutral tweet percentage = $100\% - (	ext{Positive}\% + 	ext{Negative}\%)$ Party B: $100 - 30.4 - 29.7 = 39.9\%$. Neutral tweets = $108128 	imes 0.399 \approx 43143$. Party C: $100 - 32.5 - 26.6 = 40.9\%$. Neutral tweets = $96620 	imes 0.409 \approx 39517$. Party D: $100 - 30.6 - 36.1 = 33.3\%$. Neutral tweets = $41524 	imes 0.333 \approx 13827$. Party E: $100 - 21.6 - 41.0 = 37.4\%$. Neutral tweets = $32724 	imes 0.374 \approx 12239$. Party B received the maximum number of neutral tweets.

Question 3

Between 2000 and 2010, in terms of gain in vote share which of the following cannot be a possible value (approximated to one decimal place) for any party?

Accepted Answer

B. Total votes in 2000 = 785,000. Total votes in 2010 = 985,000. Vote shares in 2000 vs 2010: Party A: 42% -> 37% (Gain: -5%) Party B: 17% -> 24.5% (Gain: +7.5%) Party C: 25% -> 16.5% (Gain: -8.5%) Party D: 3.5% -> 5.5% (Gain: +2.0%) Party E: <2% -> 5% (Gain: between 3% and 5%) Possible gains are 2.0%, 7.5%, and values between 3% and 5% (like 3.5% and 4.5%). Thus, 2.5% cannot be a possible value for any party.

Question 4

In 2010, which of the following options has maximum difference between the vote share and tweet share?

Accepted Answer

E. Total tweets in 2010 = 425,017. Tweet share: Party A: $131021 / 425017 = 30.8\%$, Vote share = 37% (Diff = 6.2%) Party B: $108128 / 425017 = 25.4\%$, Vote share = 24.5% (Diff = 0.9%) Party C: $96620 / 425017 = 22.7\%$, Vote share = 16.5% (Diff = 6.2%) Party D: $41524 / 425017 = 9.8\%$, Vote share = 5.5% (Diff = 4.3%) Party E: $32724 / 425017 = 7.7\%$, Vote share = 5.0% (Diff = 2.7%) Other Parties: $15000 / 425017 = 3.5\%$, Vote share = 11.5% (Diff = 8.0%) The maximum difference between vote share and tweet share is for 'Other Parties' (8.0%).

Parties	Number of Votes (2000)	Number of Votes (2005)	Number of Votes (2010)	Total No of Tweets (2010)	Positive Tweets (%) (2010)	Negative Tweets (%) (2010)
A	329,700	343,200	364,450	131,021	33.30%	35.40%
B	133,450	154,000	241,325	108,128	30.40%	29.70%
C	196,250	123,200	162,525	96,620	32.50%	26.60%
D	27,475	48,400	54,175	41,524	30.60%	36.10%
E	-	30,800	49,250	32,724	21.60%	41.00%
Other Parties*	98,125	180,400	113,275	15,000	-	-

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