Using Web-Based Search Data to Study the Public's Reactions to Societal Events: The Case of the Sandy Hook Shooting.

Nir Menachemi Saurabh Rahurkar Mandar Rahurkar

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2017)

Search engine queries present a viable infodemiology metric on public reactions and subsequent behaviors to major societal events and could be used by policymakers to inform policy development.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
public health
big data
machine learning
data analysis