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Did the 2016 US election galvanise young people to become more engaged in politics? This was something that millennial Kevin Lin heard in the media after President Trump was elected. He decided to design a research project to see if there was evidence on the website Reddit that more young people were engaging with politics. Kevin explains his findings and the pitfalls of trying to measure anything on social media. He is the winner of the 2017 Young Writers competition for the statistical magazine Significance. Presenter: Charlotte McDonald and Jordan Dunbar Producer: Charlotte McDonald (Photo: Students from Los Angeles California high schools gather to protest the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)
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