Text mining

The process of exploring and analyzing large amounts of unstructured text data aided by software that can identify concepts, patterns, topics, keywords and other attributes in the data.

Text mining is similar in nature to data mining, but with a focus on text instead of more structured forms of data. However, one of the first steps in the text mining process is to organize and structure the data in some fashion so it can be subjected to both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Applications of text mining

• Screening job candidates based on the wording in their resumes.
• Blocking spam emails.
• Classifying website content.
• Flagging insurance claims that may be fraudulent.
• Analyzing descriptions of medical symptoms to aid in diagnoses.
• Examining corporate documents as part of electronic discovery processes.

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