Infodemiological data of high-school drop-out related web searches in Canada correlating with real-world statistical data in the period 2004-2012.

ABSTRACT: The present data article describes high-school drop-out related web activities in Canada, from 2004 to 2012, obtained mining Google Trends (GT), using high-school drop-out as key-word. The searches volumes were processed, correlated and cross-correlated with statistical data obtained at national and province level and broken down for gender. Further, an autoregressive moving-average (ARMA) model was used to model the GT-generated data. From a qualitative point of view, GT-generated relative search volumes (RSVs) reflect the decrease in drop-out rate. The peak in the Internet-related activities occurs in 2004 (56.35%, normalized value), and gradually declines to 40.59% (normalized value) in 2007. After, it remains substantially stable until 2012 (40.32%, normalized value). From a quantitati

SUBMITTER: Siri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5071538 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature