Statistical semantics : Methods and applications
Sikström, Sverker LU
and Garcia, Danilo
(2020)
- Abstract
This book discusses the application of various statistical methods to texts, rather than numbers, in various fields in behavioral science. It proposes an approach where quantitative methods are applied to data whereas previously such data were analyzed only by qualitative research methods. To emphasize the quantitative aspects of semantics, and the possibilities of conducting scientific interferences, the book introduces the concept of statistical semantics and presents the reader with a subset of techniques found in that domain. More specifically, the book focuses on methods that allow the investigation of semantic relationships between words, based on empirical corpus data. It shows the reader how to apply various statistical methods... (More)
This book discusses the application of various statistical methods to texts, rather than numbers, in various fields in behavioral science. It proposes an approach where quantitative methods are applied to data whereas previously such data were analyzed only by qualitative research methods. To emphasize the quantitative aspects of semantics, and the possibilities of conducting scientific interferences, the book introduces the concept of statistical semantics and presents the reader with a subset of techniques found in that domain. More specifically, the book focuses on methods that allow the investigation of semantic relationships between words, based on empirical corpus data. It shows the reader how to apply various statistical methods on texts, for example statistical tests to ascertain whether two sets of text are statistically different, ways to predict variables from text, as well as how to summarize and graphically illustrate texts. Thus, the book presents an accessible hands-on introduction to a selection of techniques, indispensable for cognitive psychologists, linguists, and social psychologists.
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- editor
- Sikström, Sverker
LU
and Garcia, Danilo
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Analyzing semantic representations, Applications of statistical semantics, Foundations of statistical semantics, Generating semantic representation, Global experience of happiness, Language impairment in children, Latent semantic analysis (LSA), Neuroscience and statistical semantics, Positive psychology research, Predicting linguistic maturity, Quantitative semantics and statistical semantics, Research on language development, Social groups with statistical semantics, Statistical semantics in memory research, Studying lying behavior
- pages
- 249 pages
- publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85063115431
- ISBN
- 9783030372491
- 9783030372507
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-37250-7
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 39129264-8ca5-44f5-98dd-9476070d2c10
- date added to LUP
- 2021-01-04 11:11:29
- date last changed
- 2024-04-17 22:10:04
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