Here it is: Conference by the Numbers, October 2017. If you'd like to know a little more how I got the numbers, you can visit this blog post. But basically, the "% Increase over Average # of mentions" is calculated by the frequency with which a word is referenced in October 2017 Conference divided by the average frequency with which the same word is referenced in all conferences from 1971 to 2017 minus 100%. The # of mentions shows how many times the word was used in October 2017 Conference. Thus, the word "Light" was mentioned about 200% more than the average conference. In other words, it was referenced ~120 times in October 2017, but usually it is referenced about 40 times.
For a few words and phrases, I wanted to look at how the conference usage has increased or decreased over time. Below are a few graphs of words showing their frequency of usage (# of times the word was used) vs the conference session. It is interesting to see which words/phrases have increased over time and which have just gone up or down depending on the conference.
Lastly, as a tribute to Elder Robert D. Hales, who passed away Oct. 1, 2017, I did an analysis of his talks over the last 30-40 years. You can see some of the words he emphasized in the Word Cloud below. I will miss Elder Hales' ministry and testimony that he gave, even while facing personal trials and hardship.
