So about those Christmas selfies...

I took a sample of 251 selfies from the front page of Imgur this past Christmas day, and analyzed the distribution of several characteristics of the selfies. I analyzed the data in SPSS and generated the graphs online using meta-chart.com. For those curious, the raw data is included below in a CSV file.

There was a distinctly greater percentage of female selfies on the front page, but the males held a larger percentage of the submissions than I would have expected. Very few had multiple or indeterminate gender.

Males Vs Females by use of gratuitous boobery and strategic nudity to get to the front page. Note these percentages relative to the overall gender breakup - Males made use of their carnal assets slightly more than females in order to improve their chances of reaching the front page.

For the record, gratuitous boobery was only counted where the boobs were the primary focus of the image, or displayed in bras/lingerie. Ancillary boobage was not included in this category.

Here is an example of strategic nudity - a situation in which nudity is strongly suggested, but not frontal. About 95% of those employing strategic nudity were male.

There was a notable percentage of uniformed individuals posting selfies. While this category included military and police, I also included all individuals who appear to be in their work uniform, such as folks in scrubs. I excluded all that appeared to not be directly related to their employment.

For example, though fabulous, this did not constitute a uniform.

More guys' selfies included a uniform than girls. There were a few combinations, and a few indeterminate.

Many of these uniformed folks also fell into the "Obscured Face" category All of them fell into the "Selfless Badass" category.

There was a small percentage of selfies without selfies. They were divided about equally between girls posting boob selfies with the face excluded, uniformed folks with masks and helmets, and people wearing rubber horse masks on their heads.

The inclusion of animals was one of the most surprising categories I looked at. While there was the expected cat-dominant distribution, animals only appeared in less that 5% of the images in my sample.

Stat cat tax: http://pastebin.com/qEwuf0tX