I was genuinely excited to dive into the world of topic modelling tools. After realising I needed a way to generate topic models from a range of text attributes, I set out to explore several popular ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. We live in a time when data is both overabundant and ...

I find it rare for a gun to possess intrinsic warmth, but the Colt Python 3-inch model reintroduced this year has just that. I don’t mean warmth produced by the combustion of smokeless powder—I mean a ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. (Related posts: An intro to topic models for text analysis, Making sense of ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. In two earlier posts on this blog, I introduced topic models and explored some ...