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Identifying events using computer-assisted text analysis

Events as elections, significant changes in laws, but also extreme weather conditions, may affect societal values and, consequently, public opinion. Accordingly, a central assumption for public opinion surveys in that respondents behavior is influenced by significant events. It is therefore necessary to consider the impact of potential events when designing a survey and, whenever possible, to control for these. To support the documentation of such social events, the authors have developed a procedure to identify events using computer-assisted text analysis. Event words are selected and grouped by means of exploratory factor analysis based on a comparison of a large text corpus that forms the reference for a smaller text corpus consisting of media items on significant events. As a result, the factors represent significant events during a specific time period. (author's abstract)

Identifying events using computer-assisted text analysis

Urheber*in: Landmann, Juliane; Züll, Cornelia

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ISSN
0894-4393
Extent
Seite(n): 483-497
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Social Science Computer Review, 26(4)

Subject
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
statistische Analyse
Datengewinnung
Einsatz
Computerlinguistik
Datenverarbeitung
Antwortverhalten
European Social Survey
Ereignis
Zeitung
Medienereignis
Textanalyse
Computer
Wörterbuch
Umfrageforschung
Erhebungsmethode

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Landmann, Juliane
Züll, Cornelia
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
(when)
2008

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-443686
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  • Landmann, Juliane
  • Züll, Cornelia

Time of origin

  • 2008

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