OkCupid Data for Introductory Statistics and Data Science Courses

Abstract

We present a data set consisting of user profile data for 59,946 San Francisco OkCupid users (a free online dating website) from a period in the 2010s. The data set includes typical user information, lifestyle variables, and text responses to 10 essays questions. We present four example analyses suitable for use in undergraduate introductory probability and statistics and data science courses that use R. The statistical and data science concepts covered include basic data visualization, exploratory data analysis, multivariate relationships, text analysis, and logistic regression for prediction.

• OkCupid
• Online dating
• Data science
• Big data
• Logistic regression
• Text mining

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