Published on in Vol 7, No 3 (2021): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25807, first published .
Predicting Age Groups of Reddit Users Based on Posting Behavior and Metadata: Classification Model Development and Validation

Predicting Age Groups of Reddit Users Based on Posting Behavior and Metadata: Classification Model Development and Validation

Predicting Age Groups of Reddit Users Based on Posting Behavior and Metadata: Classification Model Development and Validation

Robert Chew   1 , MSc ;   Caroline Kery   1 , MSc ;   Laura Baum   2 , MA, MPH ;   Thomas Bukowski   3 , MA, MPA ;   Annice Kim   4 , PhD ;   Mario Navarro   5 , PhD

1 Center for Data Science, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

2 Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Atlanta, GA, United States

3 Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Berkeley, CA, United States

4 Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

5 Office of Health Communications and Education, Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States

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  • Robert Chew, MSc
  • Center for Data Science
  • RTI International
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