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An iterative humanities analytics process

Questions, concepts, data, measures, and interpretation

A humanities analytics inquiry begins with a question about human culture or experience. It then defines the relevant concepts, selects and inspects suitable data, translates those concepts into measurable signals, analyses the resulting patterns, and interprets them with attention to historical and social context.

The process is iterative rather than strictly linear. Analysis may expose a weak proxy, a gap in the archive, or an assumption hidden in the original question. Returning to an earlier step is part of the method. Computational scale and close, contextual interpretation contribute different kinds of understanding and work best together.

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