What Is the Number of Times a New Pop Song is Downloaded During Its Initial Release?

The answer to (b) will tell us how many times the new pop song has been downloaded. The answer to (c) will show us how often the new pop song is downloaded. The answer to (d) will tell us how many times the new pop song is played. This can be used to determine whether the new song is popular and therefore likely to be downloaded. Other questions that may be asked are (a) the rate at which the download rates in different geographical locations are changing.

Assuming that the data set (i.e., the data obtained in part (a) above) is used, the question as to what is the number of times a new pop song is downloaded, can be answered with an answer such as “it is not known”. That is to say that nobody knows whether the new pop song will be popular or not. And we all know that it takes time for a song to become popular. Furthermore, the likelihood of someone randomly choosing one of millions of new songs and then putting that song up on the Internet for others to hear is unlikely.

How can we arrive at a number? In the first place it must be said that the definition of “the number of times a new pop song is downloaded t weeks after its initial release is given by f (t)”. This is because f (t) depends upon whether the song was released via CD or via some other means, and whether or not it was played over the air during some time or another. The same goes for the second criterion (i.e., the “the number of times a new pop song is downloaded t weeks after its initial release is given by f (t)”. In this case the second criterion is not used because the length of time between an upload and a download does not directly affect the value of t.