[tor-bugs] #2718 [Analysis]: Analyze Tor usage data for ways to automatically detect country-wide blockings

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#2718: Analyze Tor usage data for ways to automatically detect country-wide
blockings
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 Reporter:  karsten   |          Owner:  tomb    
     Type:  task      |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:          
Component:  Analysis  |        Version:          
 Keywords:            |         Parent:          
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:          
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Changes (by karsten):

  * component:  Metrics Utilities => Analysis


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:13 tomb]:
 > I have created child ticket #4180 to use the existing python code to
 pre-process the data, and to move the statistics part to R.

 Makes sense.  See my comment there.

 > I am also grabbing ownership of this ticket.

 Great!

 > I have changed the Component to Metrics Utilities because I intend this
 project to grow into a utility maintained over time rather than a one-off.

 Right, having a tool and maintaining it over time is the ultimate goal.
 But I think it's too early to write that tool now.  This ticket is mainly
 about comparing different detection algorithms.  Once we agree on an
 algorithm, we should open a new ticket and turn that algorithm into a
 tool.  It's unclear whether that'll be a stand-alone tool like ExoneraTor
 or VisiTor, which are supposed to be run by users and which are part of
 the Metrics Utilities component, or a web-based thing, e.g., part of the
 Metrics Website.  For now, I think it's best to leave this ticket in the
 Analysis component.  Changing that back.

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