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Mining Social Media
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Mining Social Media

by Lam Thuy Vo
December 2019
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
5h 41m
English
No Starch Press
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10MEASURING THE TWITTER ACTIVITY OF POLITICAL ACTORS

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In Chapter 9, we did our first data analysis with a large data set and saw how we could answer a research question based on a simple categorization. Although it produced good results, that sort of analysis is limited: it looked at the data at only one point in time. Analyzing data across time, on the other hand, allows us to look for trends and better understand the anomalies we encounter. By exploring the changes in data and isolating specific events, we can make meaningful connections between them.

In this chapter, we’ll look at data as it changes over time. Specifically, we’ll examine a data ...

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ISBN: 9781098122621