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Predicting what topics will trend on Twitter
November 1, 2012
A new algorithm predicts which Twitter topics will trend hours in advance and offers a new technique for analyzing data that fluctuate over time.
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Computer science and technology
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Electrical engineering and electronics
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Social networks
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Twitter
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Nonparametric models
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Statistical inference
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