Fine-grained classification of social science journal articles using textual data: A comparison of supervised machine learning approaches

AbstractWe compare two supervised machine learning algorithms—Multinomial Naïve Bayes and Gradient Boosting—to classify social science articles using textual data. The high level of granularity of the classification scheme used and the possibility that multiple categories are assigne...

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Main Authors: Joshua Eykens, Raf Guns, Tim C. E. Engels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2021-01-01
Series:Quantitative Science Studies
Online Access:https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/2/1/89/97077/Fine-grained-classification-of-social-science