Identifying events using computer-assisted text analysis

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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)

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

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Social Science Computer Review, 26(4)

Classification and Topics

• 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

Contributors, Places and Time

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

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439307313703
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-443686
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln