Twitter : a digital socioscope /

"How can Twitter data be used to study individual-level human behavior and social interaction on a global scale? This book introduces readers to the methods, opportunities, and challenges of using Twitter data to analyze phenomena ranging from the number of people infected by the flu, to nation...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Macy, Michael W., Mejova, Yelena, 1985-, Weber, Ingmar, 1978-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Twitter. Dyadic analysis (Social sciences) Online social networks > Research. Social sciences > Research > Methodology. Webometrics. COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Scott A. Golder and Michael W. Macy
1. Analyzing Twitter data / Shamanth Kumar, Fred Morstatter, and Huan Liu
2. Political opinion / Daniel Gayo-Avello
3. Socioeconomic indicators / Huina Mao
4. Hyperlocal happiness from tweets / Daniele E. Quercia
5. Public health / Patty Kostkova
6. Disaster monitoring / Bella Robinson, Robert Power, and Mark Cameron.