What Makes an Online Review More Helpful: An Interpretation Framework Using XGBoost and SHAP Values

Online product reviews play important roles in the word-of-mouth marketing of e-commerce enterprises, but only helpful reviews actually influence customers’ purchase decisions. Current research focuses on how to predict the helpfulness of a review but lacks a thorough analysis of why it is helpful....

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Main Authors: Yuan Meng, Nianhua Yang, Zhilin Qian, Gaoyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/16/3/29