Unraveling Text

Step 1: Define Your Purpose

  • For your own purposes, or for public display?
  • Are you providing an overview, or an argument?
  • Are you hoping to find any particular results, if so what?
  • What things do you hope to concretely measure?

Step 2: Getting Digital Texts

Step 3: Using Exploratory Tools

Step 4: Using Programming Packages

  • Python Natural Language Toolkit
    • Binary Sentence Structure

    Methods: Topic Modeling

    Methods: Topic Modeling

    The Goal of Topic Modeling

    Methods: Topic Modeling

    LDA Concepts in the Text

    Methods: Topic Modeling

    Topics and Documents

    Tools

    Tools