Visualizing Factors Leading to Success in Eurovision Competitions

STA/ISS 313 - Spring 2023 - Project 1

PHANs of Statistics

Introduction to the Data

  • Dataset obtained from Tidy Tuesday

  • 2,005 observations representing all contestants and their songs in the history of Eurovision

  • 18 variables covering competition and contestant information and outcomes

  • Removed all 2020 contestants since the contest was canceled due to COVID

Question 1: Is there a home country advantage in Eurovision?

Examining total points obtained by host country and non-host country participants

Home country advantage - a centennial turning point?

Question 2: Does the order in which contestants perform affect their success?

Eurovision success by beginning, middle, and end performances