To complete this assignment you will need to create a Watson Analytics account at https://apps.admin.ibmcloud.com/account/public/trial/signup?partNumber=WAACST16&cm_mc_uid=83837216080714589206451&cm_mc_sid_50200000=1464020570

It is important that you use the IBM Watson Analytics to complete your written assignment. In addition, the Watson Analytics analyze based on the data from Twitter.

NOTE: I have already created an account so you don’t need the above link to create a new account. Log in use this information:

Go to:
https://idaas.iam.ibm.com/idaas/mtfim/sps/authsvc?PolicyId=urn:ibm:security:authentication:asf:basicldapuser

When logged in, you can see the 5 hastags:
#KevinDurant
#StephenCurry
#LeBronJames
#JamesHarden
#RussellWestbrook

Analyze these five NBA basketball players from the data that you can find. You can make the topic by yourself! But just make sure your analyze always serves your topic.

This is free as long as you use your Ball State email address. You will then have access to your free account for 5 years. Depending on the research question you choose, you may want to add the free trial of Watson Analytics for Social Media. Note the free trial of Watson Analytics for Social Media expires after 10 days, so make sure you complete your data queries within 10 days of adding that trial. You will still be able to use the saved data after the trial period expires. Note that your free account has a maximum of 25,000 tweets/social media hits, so keep this in mind when setting the dates for your data download.

If you choose to only use Twitter hashtags for the assignment then the following videos will be most helpful to refresh your memory as you progress.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6NSA4k9v9U (how to obtain Twitter data)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEy3GKST560 (example using Twitter data only)

No outside resources needed.

Attached is the guidelines to writing. NEGLECT PART A, JUST DO PART B. The part A is about the usage of the systems and a test (I’ll do the test, don’t hit it), but you are welcome to view how the system is used For part B, the topics have already been established, 5 basketball players. The hashtags have already been added on the Watson Analytics when you log in IBM Watson Analytics using the accounts and password provided by me at the very top.

Don’t forget, while you write this paper, it is not as that long as 5 pages. It is supposed to be 5 pages but you will take some screenshot/snapshot on the Watson Analytics platform and insert the snapshot into the word to help you explain the written words. Use at least 3 screen shots.