Table 1.
Length of time between hookah bar opening and first Yelp review by year.
| Real year opened | Number of hookah bars | Difference between date opening and first Yelp review (months)a |
| 2006 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 2012 | 11 | 3.18 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0.75 |
aDifference calculated for the 43 hookah bars where date of opening could be verified and where the date was after Yelp’s founding (ie, after October 2004).