Topic models do not model topics: epistemological remarks and steps towards best practices

The social sciences and digital humanities have recently adopted the machine learning technique of topic modeling to address research questions in their fields. This is problematic in a number of ways, some of which have not received much attention in the debate yet. This paper adds epistemological...

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Published in:	Journal of data mining and digital humanities Vol. 2021
Main Author:	Shadrova, Anna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	INRIA 27.10.2021 Nicolas Turenne
Subjects:	[info.info-dl]computer science [cs]/digital libraries [cs.dl] [shs.langue]humanities and social sciences/linguistics [shs]humanities and social sciences Computer Science digital humanities Digital Libraries Humanities and Social Sciences information extraction for scientific inquiry Linguistics topic modeling Topic modeling digital humanities information extraction for scientific inquiry
ISSN:	2416-5999, 2416-5999
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