Predictions on Usefulness and Popularity of Online Reviews: Evidence from Mobile Phones for Older Adults

Minghuan Shou, Xueqi Bao, Jie Yu

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Abstract

This paper aims to propose an effective method to locate valuable reviews of mobile phones for older adults. After collecting the online reviews of mobile phones for older adults from JD mall, we propose a three-step framework. Firstly, Topic Modeling models and linguistic inquiry and word count (LIWC) methods are employed to extract latent topics. Secondly, regression models are used to examine the effect of variables obtained from the first step on the popularity (number of replies) and usefulness (number of helpful counts). Thirdly, seven machine learning models are adopted to predict the popularity and usefulness of online reviews. The results indicate that although older adults are more interested in the exterior, sound, money, and communication functions of mobile phones, they still care about the touch feel, work, and leisure functions. In addition, Random Forest performs the best in predicting the popularity and usefulness of online reviews. The findings can help e-commerce platforms and merchants identify the needs of the targeted consumers, predict which reviews will get more attention, and provide some early responses to some questions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI International 2022 - Late Breaking Papers. Design, User Experience and Interaction - 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Proceedings
EditorsMasaaki Kurosu, Sakae Yamamoto, Hirohiko Mori, Marcelo M. Soares, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Aaron Marcus, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau, Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages475-489
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783031176142
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Jun 20221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13516 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/06/221/07/22

Keywords

  • Mobile phone
  • Older adult
  • Online review

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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