Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:47:45 -0400
From: Thomas F Brown <tombrown@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
Subject: Re:  navelgazing
To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu
Message-id: <97Jun24.124756edt.1992-7@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
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>Whatcha make of this time series?
>
>9601    57
>9602    101
>9603    47
>9604    46
>9605    34
>9606    71
>9607    25
>9608    31
>9609    64
>9610    89
>9611    21
>9612    36
>9701    31
>9702    36
>9703    37
>9704    68
>9705    147
>9706    240 and growing

I can't view the spreadsheet on lynx, so I don't know what it is for sure,
but I can guess--the number of posts to socgrad by month?

If so, I'd say it reflects how much time people have on their hands as
determined by the rhythms of the academic year. You can see a consistent
drop at the end of each semester. But then how do you explain the bump at 
9602? Was there a hot topic that month? The other explanation could be
that it reflects the people on the quarter system, but then they don't
show up the next year.