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In a world of “connective action” — what makes an influential Twitter user?
The new level of connectivity (particularly of social media) raises important questions about its role…
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Did you consider Twitter’s (lack of) representativeness before doing that predictive study?
Do Twitter users share identical characteristics with the population interest? For what populations are Twitter…
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Edit wars! Examining networks of negative social interaction
– in Social Data ScienceWhile these interactions are less common, they strongly affect people’s psychological well-being, physical health, and…
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P-values are widely used in the social sciences, but often misunderstood: and that’s a problem.
We need to make standards for interpreting p-values more stringent, and also improve transparency in…