1. Example Analysis
Champion Xin Zhao

2. Please Note:
-The Data I used to make this presentation was taken from a
combination of LolKing, LeagueofReplays, and numbers I made up
since I don’t have access to the real data. So please keep that in mind
and please excuse any statistical inaccuracies :)
-Did research on big data at Riot, so I tried to use data that would
actually be available.

3. Examining the effects a new skin has on Xin Zhao’s Popularity

4. Number of Plays with Xin Zhao
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-New Xin Zhao Skin was Released on February 8
-We can see a spike on February 8th, which we can attribute to the release of the new skin
-Average plays per day before skin release – 4320.794 (noted by red line)
-Average plays per day after skin release – 7593.143 (noted by orange line)
This is an average increase of 3272.349 plays/day,
-More than a 75% increase in the number of plays before the skin was available

5. Another Look at the Data
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-Note the increase around February 8th
->From this we can conclude a increase in the overall popularity of Xin due to the
new skin release

6. How Players Play Xin Zhao

7. How Players Play Xin Zhao
Jungle Top Other Percent of Games that Summoner Spell is Picked
1% 100 93
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-Most People play Xin Zhao Jungle at 82% followed by 17% of players playing him top
-The most common spells utilized are Flash and Smite, as expected for junglers, followed
by Ignite and Exhaust

8. Most Commonly Used Items
Percent of Games where Item Appears
42 43
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9. Examining Effects of Xin Zhao’s Skill Rework

10. Xin Zhao’s Basic Stats
Before Skill Rework After Skill Rework
Average # Minion Kills: 112 Average # Minion Kills: 115
Average Gold Earned: 9.2 Average Gold Earned: 9.8
Kill/Death Ratio: 0.81 Kill/Death Ratio: 0.86
Average # of Assists: 6.49 Average # of Assists: 8.65
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11. Number of Plays with Xin Zhao
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-We can see an increase in the popularity of Xin after the Skill rework
-Average Number of Plays before Skill Rework: 3782.54
-Average Number of Plays after Skill Rework: 6953.45
-~83% increase in the number of Xin plays per day after skill rework