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Text and Data Mining: What is Text Mining and how does it work?

A guide for UWA staff and students on text and data mining

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What is Text Mining?

"Text and data mining is the process of copying existing electronic information, for instance, articles in scientific journals and other works, and analysing the data they contain for patterns, trends and other useful information"  (UK Government Intellectual Property Office, 2011). To find out more, view the videos below.

How does Text Mining work?

 

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