Presented at the 2014 Annual Southern Association of Public Opinion Researchers (SAPOR) Conference.
###Abstract:
Twitter data is being increasingly used by researchers to monitor and understand emerging issues, consumer opinions, and the diffusion of information across social networks. While studies suggest that Twitter is a promising rich data source, the technical knowledge needed to access and analyze Twitter data may prove challenging to social scientists and survey methodologists not traditionally trained in computational methods. In this session, we will address issues related to Twitter data retrieval, management, and processing including how to make calls to the Twitter API and the type of software and programming skills needed to access and analyze Twitter data. The goal of the session is to provide attendees with an overview of the steps and skills needed to incorporate Twitter data in their research.
Created by Rob Chew
Edited by Annice Kim, Clay Heaton, Gayle Bieler, and Paul Ruddle