Predicting COVID-19 cases using Reddit posts and other online resources

This paper evaluates the ability to predict COVID-19 caseloads in local areas using the text of geographically specific subreddits, in conjunction with other features. The problem is constructed as a binary classification task on whether the caseload change exceeds a threshold or not. We find that i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Drinkall, F, Pierrehumbert, JB
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2021