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Content Quality in Online Q&A Communities: An Approach for Measuring Content Quality

  • Shantou University
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Abstract

Research into online support communities is becoming more important as researchers strive to understand the dynamics behind these communities and the interactions of their participants. Since these communities are largely Q&A platforms where seekers request information or support, the quality of responses is increasingly relevant in most studies, yet this is a difficult variable to measure. We propose a method for measuring answer quality by using text analytics to determine the topics that are addressed in the questions and then determining the quality of responses based on whether the topics in the answer match the topics in the question. This research discusses how to generate this type of metric and demonstrates its validity using a unique data set from multiple mental health communities in China.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781713893592
StatePublished - 2023
Event29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems: Diving into Uncharted Waters, AMCIS 2023 - Panama City, Panama
Duration: Aug 10 2023Aug 12 2023

Publication series

Name29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023

Conference

Conference29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems: Diving into Uncharted Waters, AMCIS 2023
Country/TerritoryPanama
CityPanama City
Period08/10/2308/12/23

Keywords

  • Online communities
  • content quality
  • text analytics

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