This repo contains interactive notebooks to learn how to do basic text analysis in the context of the Humanties / Archaeology. This course starts from the basics, and assumes you have no prior coding experience.
The materials are adapted from https://github.com/teddyroland/Text-Analysis-for-Humanities-Research
To start, follow these steps:
- Download Anaconda (https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution)
- Install Anaconda
- Create folder to hold all your scripts
- Click the green ‘code’ button above, then select ‘download zip’
- Move .zip file to your scripts folder and unzip it
- Start Jupyter Notebook from Anaconda
- Within the Jupyter Explorer, navigate to the Scripts folder, select relevant Notebook in one of the 4 folders
- Read explanations
- Run cells by pressing ‘play’ button, or press SHIFT+ENTER
- Edit code in cells where needed
- Do exercises (marked with ## EXERCISE ##)
Can't get Anaconda to work? Try using Binder:
This will allow you to do the exercises in your browser without installing anything. Note: as this is all done remotely, you have to use the 'download' button to save your work!