1. March 1, 2014 to
May 16, 2015
Anthony and
Mark’s
Adventures

2. 2
• Anthony and Mark met on March 1, 2014. Since
then, we’ve recorded everything in our notebook.
Introduction

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• We’ve enjoyed a variety of activities in 2014-2015.
Most often, we played ping pong and mini golf.
Activities
Frequency

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• We’ve tracked progress and improvements for all
activities, such as the length of ping pong rallies.
Activities
This was a 600%
improvement from
1 year of play#ofMaxRally
1,044%
improvement

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• We’ve played golf at two different golf courses near
Boston. On October 18, 2014 Anthony hit a hole in
one.
Activities
Photos from: McGolf in Dedham
Other course: Rout 1 Mini Golf in Saugus

6. 6
• For bowling, Anthony improved his highest
score from 40 to 47, an 18% improvement.
Activities
At Lanes & Games in Cambridge (Alewife)

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• We’ve watched 4 movies together, and our favorite
was The Guardians of the Galaxy.
Activities

8. 8
• Our least favorite was Spongebob the Movie, with
a 4.5 from Anthony and 3.0 from Mark.
Activities
Average Score

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• We’ve tried kayaking and canoeing on the Charles
River.
Activities

10. 10
• We’ve explored the Charles: west towards
Waltham and east towards Boston.
Activities

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• Anthony pumped Mark’s car tires.
Activities

12. 12
• All the Big Brothers Big Sisters events were a lot of
fun, especially the rock climbing.
Activities

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• We’ve tried 34 different noodles from 18
restaurants. Most of these noodles were very tasty.
Noodle Tasting

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• We both scored each dish out of 5 points for
“deep and profound analytical insights”.
Noodle Tasting

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• Anthony was more generous with the scoring,
giving 19 noodles a perfect score of 5, while Mark
had different scores more spread out.
Noodle Tasting
5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0
5.0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
4.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4.0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
3.5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
3.0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
19 5 7 1 1 0 1 0 0
Score
Frequency
Anthony’s Scores
Mark’sScores
“Correlation Matrix”

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• Finding #1: Our favorite noodles were found in
Arlington and Cambridge.
Noodle Tasting
Average Score
StoreLocation

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• Finding #2: Japanese ramen noodles were our
overall favorite kind of noodles.
Noodle Tasting
Average Score
Nationality

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• Finding #3: Noodles were equally tasty across
stores with Yelp Scores between 3 and 4.
Noodle Tasting
Average Score
StoreYelpScore

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• Finding #4: Noodles were equally tasty across
stores with Yelp Pricing between $ and $$.
Noodle Tasting
Average Score
StoreYelpPrice

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• These were our favorite noodles, with a perfect
5 out of 5 from both of Anthony and Mark:
Noodle Tasting
Beef Noodles
(Jo Jo Taipei)
Shanghai Udon Noodles
(New Shanghai)
Laksa Curry Noodles
(Tree Top Thai Cuisine)
Tropical Noodles
(Thai Moon)
Pad Woon Sen
(Thai Moon)
Tokyo Shoyu Ramen
(Pikaichi)
Won Ton Soup
(Thai Moon)
Hokkai Shio Ramen
(Pikaichi)

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• The adventures, the tastings, and the improvements
will continue for us both!
Conclusion