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How words matter: machine learning & movie success

Louis R. Nemzera Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Florence Neymotinb Huizenga College of Business, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1272-1276 | Published online: 11 Oct 2019

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