@article {roberts_conceptual_2000,
	title = {A Conceptual Framework for Quantitative Text Analysis},
	journal = {Quality and Quantity},
	volume = {34},
	number = {3},
	year = {2000},
	note = {00083},
	pages = {259{\textendash}274},
	abstract = {In this article, Roberts provides a history and critical exploration of quantitative text analysis methods. Roberts seeks to "provide long-needed structure on a wide spectrum of text analysis methodologies" - something that he sees as lacking or being misrepresented in current scholarship. The objective of Roberts{\textquoteright} article is to aid researchers in selecting the appropriate text analysis method for their project. Roberts discusses such examples as contingency analysis, instrumental analysis, thematic analysis, semantic analysis, and network analysis. As way of conclusion, Roberts cautions against common scholarly pitfalls in conducting proper quantitative text analysis, such as the importance of context and understanding how to interpret the data. },
	keywords = {content analysis, instrumental versus representational, Methodology of the Social Sciences, network, quantitative methods, semantic grammar, text analysis},
	issn = {0033-5177, 1573-7845},
	doi = {10.1023/A:1004780007748},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A\%3A1004780007748},
	author = {Roberts, Carl W.}
}