Paper Info
Title
Application of structural equation modelling in exploring tag patterns: a pilot study
Abstract
This pilot study examines the semantic structure of tag space in Library and Information Science (LIS) using confirmatory factor analysis of social tags from Delicious.com. This study is one of the few studies to employ structural equation modelling (SEM) in investigating dimensions of Web spaces based on social tagging data. This study examines the post data collected from 34 LIS related websites bookmarked on delicious.com. Collected data was analysed using three statistical techniques: correlation analysis, exploratory factor analysis and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), to confirm the structure of the social tagging space. Preliminary analysis shows that the semantic structure of the tagging data shows similar connections to those present in the real world. These methodologies can be used to identify the strength of connections between related tagged websites.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1002/meet.14504701325
ASIST
Keywords
Field
DocType
pilot study,exploratory factor analysis,tagging data,tag pattern,preliminary analysis,post data,social tagging data,correlation analysis,confirmatory factor analysis,semantic structure,structural equation modelling,library and information science,factor analysis
Data science,Structural equation modeling,Computer science,Confirmatory factor analysis,Exploratory factor analysis,Social tags,Correlation analysis
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
21
0.43
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Margaret E. I. Kipp128012.56
Soohyung Joo215816.00