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01-12-2011 | Research Article

Quantitative Content Analysis of Chinese Texts?: A Methodological Note

Author: Yu-Wen Chen

Published in: Journal of Chinese Political Science | Issue 4/2011

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This paper discusses the quantitative measurement of Chinese texts using hand-coded analysis, Yoshikoder and Wordscores. The paper compares the advantages and disadvantages of each method using the example of the 2008 melamine-tainted milk scandal in China. The policy positions estimated by Yoshikoder are not too different from those using hand-coded analysis. Yoshikoder outperforms Wordscores, but with substantial human intervention.

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Title: Quantitative Content Analysis of Chinese Texts?: A Methodological Note
Author: Yu-Wen Chen
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Chinese Political Science / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1080-6954
Electronic ISSN: 1874-6357
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-011-9164-0

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