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Where are the best restaurants in my city? A statistical analysis


Everyone wants to know the best places to eat, but the 'best place' is inherently subjective. Sure you can read the multitude of 'Best Restaurants in Town' lists (which are usually pretty good!), but I wanted to use data to answer the question: 'What are…

GMaps has been around a long time, it's very popular, has lots of user reviews, I'm familiar with the the kind of data available, and I didn't want to bother with a one-off platform like Yelp ( poor reputation), TripAdvisor (more focused on vacations) etc. Honey Baked Ham Seasonal Store- only open during holidays to sell hams, removed World Golf & Sand Creek Golf Course- they've got a restaurant, I'll allow it The Broadmoor- their restaurants are included separately in the list, so I'll remove the hotel proper Garden of the Gods Trading Post- if I'm allowing SoccerHaus I guess I'll leave this too [Wilson Score Interval is] best if you want a statistically robust confidence-based ranking that prevents small sample sizes from skewing the results.

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