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Dictionaries and distributions: Combining expert knowledge and large scale textual data content analysis :

Justin Garten1, Joe Hoover1, Kate M Johnson1

  • 1Computational Social Science Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Behavior Research Methods
|April 2, 2017
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We introduce Distributed Dictionary Representations (DDR), a new method for psychological text analysis. DDR uses semantic similarity, enhancing construct validity and linguistic coverage compared to traditional word count methods.

Area of Science:

  • Psychological science
  • Computational linguistics
  • Natural Language Processing

Background:

  • Psychological concept dictionaries are crucial for theory-driven text analysis.
  • Traditional methods rely on word counts, which can limit nuanced analysis.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture the semantic richness of psychological constructs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce Distributed Dictionary Representations (DDR) as an alternative to word count methods.
  • Demonstrate DDR's ability to measure semantic similarity between dictionaries and text.
  • Highlight DDR's advantages for construct validity and linguistic coverage in psychological research.

Main Methods:

  • Developed Distributed Dictionary Representations (DDR) leveraging semantic similarity.
Keywords:
Dictionary-based text analysisMethodological innovationSemantic representationText analysis

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  • Applied DDR to measure dictionary-text similarity across various text granularities.
  • Evaluated DDR on two real-world tasks and analyzed dictionary size effects.

    • Main Results:

    • DDR effectively measures semantic similarity, outperforming word count methods in specific applications.
    • The method allows for greater emphasis on construct validity without losing linguistic breadth.
    • Task performance is influenced by the interplay between dictionary size and the chosen method (DDR vs. word count).

    Conclusions:

    • DDR offers a powerful, semantically-grounded approach to psychological text analysis.
    • The method enhances the validity and coverage of concept dictionary applications.
    • DDR and word count methods are complementary tools, with DDR excelling in capturing nuanced semantic relationships.