Fine-tuning VADER Classifier with Domain-specific Lexicons

Extending the core VADER sentiment classifier’s lexicon with two financial lexicons improves sentiment classification accuracy from 58 % to 69 % on a classic financial dataset

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Introduction

VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary and sEntiment Reasoner) classifier is a mainstream model for sentiment analysis frequently used in companies and…