Example Analysis

Champion Xin Zhao

Please Note:

-The Data I used to make this presentation was taken from a combination of LolKing, LeagueofReplays, and numbers I made up since I don’t have access to the real data. So please keep that in mind and please excuse any statistical inaccuracies :)

-Did research on big data at Riot, so I tried to use data that would actually be available.

Examining the effects a new skin has on Xin Zhao’s Popularity

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-New Xin Zhao Skin was Released on February 8-We can see a spike on February 8th, which we can attribute to the release of the new skin-Average plays per day before skin release – 4320.794 (noted by red line)-Average plays per day after skin release – 7593.143 (noted by orange line)This is an average increase of 3272.349 plays/day, -More than a 75% increase in the number of plays before the skin was available

Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao released

Another Look at the Data

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-Note the increase around February 8th

->From this we can conclude a increase in the overall popularity of Xin due to the new skin release

Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao released

How Players Play Xin Zhao

How Players Play Xin Zhao

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-Most People play Xin Zhao Jungle at 82% followed by 17% of players playing him top-The most common spells utilized are Flash and Smite, as expected for junglers, followed by Ignite and Exhaust

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Examining Effects of Xin Zhao’s Skill Rework

Xin Zhao’s Basic Stats

After Skill ReworkAverage # Minion Kills: 115Average Gold Earned: 9.8Kill/Death Ratio: 0.86Average # of Assists: 8.65

Before Skill ReworkAverage # Minion Kills: 112Average Gold Earned: 9.2Kill/Death Ratio: 0.81Average # of Assists: 6.49

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-We can see an increase in the popularity of Xin after the Skill rework-Average Number of Plays before Skill Rework: 3782.54-Average Number of Plays after Skill Rework: 6953.45-~83% increase in the number of Xin plays per day after skill rework

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