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Trend Detection Using NLP as a Mechanism of Decision Support
The purpose of this article is to present the principles of a developed algorithm for identifying
trends based on the analysis of big text data and presenting the result in formats that are convenient for decision
makers to be implemented in the iFORA Big Data Mining System. The paper provides an overview of
existing text analytics algorithms; outlines the mathematical basis for identifying terms that mean trends,
which is proposed and tested for dozens of implemented projects; describes approaches to clustering terms
based on their vectors in the Word2vec space; and provides examples of two key visualizations (semantic,
trend maps) that outline the range of topics and trends that characterize a particular area of study, as a way to
adapt the results of the analysis to the tasks of decision makers. The limitations and advantages of using the
proposed approach for decision support are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested.