Carnegie Mellon study of Twitter sentiments yields results similar to public opinion polls

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 09:21 in Mathematics & Economics

Computer analysis of sentiments expressed in a billion Twitter messages during 2008-2009 yielded measures of consumer confidence and of presidential job approval similar to those of well-established public opinion polls, Carnegie Mellon University researchers report.

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