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Getting Tweeters Examples

Getting Tweeters Examples

Oxford Spring School, 2022

Christopher Barrie

Introduction

  • Why get tweeters?
    • Get network characteristics
    • Get user demographics
    • Linked survey designs

Introduction

  • Why get tweeters?
    • Get network characteristics
    • Get user demographics
    • Linked survey designs

Getting tweeters example

  • As alternative to survey


Geolocating


Getting ideology

  • Using tweetscores


Getting demographics

  • Using M3 algorithm

https://github.com/euagendas/m3inference

Comparing to ground truth


Limitations

  • Measurement (estimation) error
  • Bias…?

    • Offline versus online populations

    • Geolocation bias (?)

  • Other applications…?

Group work

  1. Come up with a question answerable using get_user_followers() or get_user_following()
  2. Formulate code needed to request that data
  3. (If access granted) make the API call to get data
  4. Consider limitations + design considerations

Other innovations

  • Twitter as experimental platform

    • Twitter as confederate

      • Uses: automated bot + randomization strategy

Other innovations

  • Twitter as experimental platform

    • Twitter as confederate

      • Uses: automated bot + randomization strategy

Other innovations

Other innovations

  • Twitter alongside survey

    • “Linked survey designs”

      • Uses: Twitter feed + survey questionnaire

Other innovations

Other innovations