The Business Value of Text Analysis and Topic Modeling: Evaluating Sentiment Shifts in Mobile Game Reviews after Updates
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0082 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 1037 - 1050
Published on: Jul 24, 2025
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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