Critical Insights Into the Design of Big Data Analytics Research: How Twitter “Moods” Predict Stock Exchange Index Movement

The research explored whether one or more of the South African Twitter moods could be used to predict the movement of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share Index (ALSI). This is a proof of principle study in the field of big data analytic research in South Africa, which is at a relativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stiaan Maree, Kevin Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM) 2015-12-01
Series:The African Journal of Information and Communication
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20330