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Table 1 Account variables related to users’ anonymity and visibility.

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Variable

Type

Description

Anonymity

 Verified

Boolean

When true, indicates that the user has a verified account

 Descriptiona

Boolean

When true, indicates that the user has included a biography in his or her account profile

 Geoenabled

Boolean

When true, indicates that the user has enabled the possibility of geotagging their tweets

Visibility

 Day_count

Numeric

The number of days since the user account was created

 Listed_count

Numeric

The number of public lists in which this user is a member

 Statuses_count

Numeric

The number of Tweets (including retweets) issued by the user

 Followers_count

Numeric

The number of followers the account currently has

 Friends_count

Numeric

The number of users the account is following. Also known as followings

 Favourites_count

Numeric

The number of tweets the user has liked in the account’s lifetime

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