Inferência de Sexo e Idade de Usuários no Twitter

• Renato Miranda Filho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Arthur I. R. Carvalho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Gisele L. Pappa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Resumo

As redes sociais online têm atraído um grande público de usuários, que utilizam suas ferramentas para a discussão dos mais variados assuntos. Diversos trabalhos já foram realizados para identificar os temas discutidos nas redes, e um número crescente de trabalhos focando nas características pessoais dos usuários que participam dessas discussões vem sendo desenvolvidos. Este trabalho se propõe a inferir o sexo e idade de usuários da rede Twitter. Alguns trabalhos já se propuseram a fazer o mesmo, mas não foram encontrados estudos que se concentram no público que utiliza a língua portuguesa em suas mensagens. Os métodos para inferência do sexo e idade desenvolvidos neste trabalho alcançaram acurácias aproximadas de 90% e 80%, respectivamente.

Palavras-chave: Inferência de Sexo, Inferência de Idade, Twitter

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