Python
Project
FOR DATA ANALYST
Sentiment
Analysis
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Overview: Analyze Twitter sentiment
regarding climate change to gauge public
perception. This project combines data
collection, text preprocessing, advanced
sentiment analysis, and data visualization.
Dataset:
kaggle.com/datasets/kazanova/sentiment140
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Step 1: Gather Data
Utilize the Tweepy library to collect tweets
related to climate change over a specific
period.
1. Set Up Twitter API Access:
Create a Twitter Developer account
and obtain API keys.
2. Fetch Tweets:
Collect tweets using specific keywords
or hashtags like #ClimateChange or
#GlobalWarming.
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Step 2: Preprocess Text Data
Clean and prepare the text for analysis,
focusing on meaningful content.
1. Text Cleaning Functions:
Remove URLs, special characters, and
stopwords.
2. Tokenization:
Break the text into words for further
analysis.
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Step 3: Advanced Sentiment
Analysis
Use VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary and
sentiment Reasoner) for nuanced
sentiment analysis, particularly suitable
for social media text.
1. Apply VADER:
Get sentiment scores, which include
positive, negative, and neutral values.
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Step 4: Aggregate and
Visualize Results
Create visualizations to present sentiment
distributions and trends over time.
1. Aggregate Scores:
Classify tweets based on their
compound scores into positive,
negative, and neutral categories.
2. Bar and Line Graphs:
Use Matplotlib to visualize the overall
sentiment and temporal trends.
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Step 5: Provide Insights
Write a comprehensive report detailing your
findings:
Overall Sentiment: Discuss the balance
of positive, negative, and neutral tweets.
Trends Over Time: If data spans several
days, analyze how sentiment fluctuated,
especially during significant climate
events.
Public Opinion: Reflect on what the
sentiment suggests about public
awareness and concern regarding
climate change.
Recruiters POV:
This project highlights your ability to
collect and analyze social media data,
apply NLP techniques, and present your
findings visually.
It demonstrates critical thinking and data
storytelling, valuable skills for any data
analyst role.
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