ISBN:
9781783506910
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (84 p)
Series Statement:
Internet Research: Volume 23, Issue 5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The power of prediction with social media
DDC:
303.231
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This special issue considers the promises of social media based forecasts as well as the perils and pitfalls it is plagued with, and strategies to address these problems. Its intended audience are computer scientists, social scientists, economists, statisticians, and other researchers interested in the application of multidisciplinary approaches to exploit user-generated contents to better understand (and predict) societal behaviors. This issue includes three works approaching such topics from different points of view: the credibility of data appearing in social media; the detection of unexpec
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; The power of prediction with social media; Understanding the predictive power of social media; Predicting information credibility in time-sensitive social media; Forecasting the pulse
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Description based upon print version of record
