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WordStat

WordStat is a content analysis and text mining software. It was first released in 1998 after being developed by Normand Peladeau from Provalis Research. The latest version 9 was released in 2021. The software is mainly used for business intelligence and competitive analysis of web sites, sentiment analysis, content analysis of open-ended questions, theme extraction from social media data, etc.

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Article summary

WordStat is a content analysis and text mining software. It was first released in 1998 after being developed by Normand Peladeau from Provalis Research. The latest version 9 was released in 2021. The software is mainly used for business intelligence and competitive analysis of web sites, sentiment analysis, content analysis of open-ended questions, theme extraction from social media data, etc.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333980313

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.