d.whisky: Classification of Scotch Single Malts
Description
86 malt whiskies are scored between 0-4 for 12 different taste categories including sweetness, smoky, nutty etc. Additionally, coordinates of distilleries allow us to obtain pairwise distance information. Using a combination of these variables it is possible to look for correlations between particular attributes of taste and physical location, for example does a shared local resource have a significant effect on nearby whiskies.
By using correlation analysis it may be possible to provide whisky recommendations based upon an individual's particular preferences.
By computing the Pearson correlation coefficient and specifying a threshold value between 0 and 1, we can establish an adjacency matrix where each node is a malt whisky and an edge represents a level of similarity above the threshold.source
http://www.mathstat.strath.ac.uk/outreach/nessie/nessie_whisky.htmlReferences
http://www.whiskyclassified.com
http://www.mathstat.strath.ac.uk/outreach/nessie/index.html