![IMG_2033.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQEC9Hnt25bBkHkTjHHdaUkpELosrzQMfMpL2xY1xSBqe/IMG_2033.JPG)

Thanks to @furion's brilliant SteemData resource, I now have access to data an every aspect of all posts published on Steemit. Using a statistical software package, I will be able to slice and dice the data and produce meaningful statistics on payouts, posts trends, new account trends etc.

![IMG_2034.PNG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfGfVnPyUhUULek4P7hVdQFAfWanXU1xhmDBZGzmcGT7A/IMG_2034.PNG)

The above graph can be viewed on SteemData.com but access to the full database will allow graphs to be produced on things like:

* Average payout per post
* Average payout per post thread
* Average word count per post 
* Payout - Word count relationship

I am going to release a series of posts showing the highest paid posts in each of the threads - both for May and 2017 to date. I produced this for  *introduceyourself* but I plan to do it for the other key threads such as:

Technology
Art
Photography
Writing
etc. 

I look forward to sharing.