June Meetup - Unstructured Data & Semantic Analysis: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Unstructured Data & Semantic Analysis: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Jessica Williamson (http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicawilliamsonphd)

Do you understand semantic analysis? Do you want to understand how raw text is translated into behavioral data? This talk will give you an intro to the cognitive and behavioral research methods used in semantic analysis of text data. Examples will be included using manual and automated techniques to identify patterns. Small and larger scale data sets will be discussed including the use of algorithms in Hadoop and MapReduce. Once the raw text is translated into quantitative data, statistical analyses can be performed on the end product in programs like R. This talk will focus on the research methods.

BEER and PIZZA will be provided so come and get to know your fellow Austin UseRs.

Thanks to Revolution Analytics ( http://www.revolutionanalytics.com/ ) and Bazaarvoice ( http://www.bazaarvoice.com/ ) for their sponsorship!

Thanks to Infochimps ( http://www.infochimps.com/ ) for hosting us!