/PageRank2016

Using the PageRank algorithm to analyze the teams playing in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

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PageRank2016

Using the PageRank algorithm to analyze the teams playing in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Resources

Google's PageRank and Beyond - Langville, Meyer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691152667?keywords=google's%20page%20rank&qid=1458482177&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5
Downloading GNU Octave - https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html

Running the program

  1. ./grab.py - pulls scores from reference site for date range and stores as html
  2. ./read.py - reads raw HTML scores and writes out one record per game (teams and scores)
  3. python map.py > H.mat - creates H matrix and "teams" file
  4. octave page.m - produces page ranks