Methods to Establish Race or Ethnicity of Twitter Users: Scoping Review

• Main Authors: Su Golder (Author), Robin Stevens (Author), Karen O'Connor (Author), Richard James (Author), Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundA growing amount of health research uses social media data. Those critical of social media research often cite that it may be unrepresentative of the population; however, the suitability of social media data in digital epidemiology is more nuanced. Identifying the demographics of social me...