Digital Method of the Month: Text Analysis
Hybrid
Have you seen a presentation on digital research methods and wondered if they are applicable to your work? Are you interested in learning new digital skills but unsure where to start?
This is the right place for you!
The digital method of the month meeting is a safe space to freely discuss the practicalities of learning and implementing a new digital skill in your research.
Each month, we select a method, and we have an honest and practical discussion on what it takes to learn and master it. How much time will it take to get the basics? What are the software options available? What are the most common pitfalls? Where can you find more info on the subject?
The method of this month is text analysis, which allows for patterns in language to be studied on a large scale, enabling “distant reading” of books, magazines, newspapers, and other digitised texts. Join us to learn about the resources that the programming languages Python and R offer for text analysis. During the meeting we’ll cover the basics of preparing a file (or collection of files) for text analysis, the types of questions that text analysis can answer, and the different tools you can use to answer those questions.
This conversation will be led by Alex Crest.
After taking part in this event, you may decide that you need some further help in applying what you have learnt to your research. If so, you can book a Data Surgery meeting with one of our training fellows.
More details about Data Surgeries.
Those who have registered to take part will receive an email with full details on how to get ready for this course.
If you’re new to this training event format, or to CDCS training events in general, read more on what to expect from CDCS training. Here you will also find details of our cancellation and no-show policy, which applies to this event.
Level
This is a beginner-friendly course. No prior knowledge of the topic is required/expected, and the trainer will cover the basics of the method.
Learning Outcomes
Become familiar with the main concepts of Text Analysis
Understanding possible pitfalls
Skills
By attending this course, you will familiarise yourself with the following skills
Understanding the uses and limitations of Text Analysis
Understanding the standard pipeline to perform Text Analysis
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