U.S presidential election 2016 : what can we tell about public opinion from 140 characters?

• Main Author: Wong, Li Yan
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71565
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Finding the extent of measurable benefits of social media on political outcomes is not easy. My paper aims to understand the relationship between Twitter data and public opinion for the U.S 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. This seeks to evaluate how user influence onlin...