The Sentiment Analyst Blog
Tutorials, comparisons and deep-dives on sentiment analysis, opinion mining and customer feedback analytics.
- 2026-05-01
What is sentiment analysis? A plain-English guide
How machines decide whether a sentence is positive, negative or neutral — and where the technique actually works.
Read → - 2026-05-08
How to analyze customer reviews in Excel (no code)
A step-by-step workflow to score thousands of Amazon, Trustpilot or G2 reviews from a spreadsheet.
Read → - 2026-05-15
The 9 best sentiment analysis tools in 2026 (free & paid)
An honest comparison of MonkeyLearn, Brandwatch, Lexalytics, Sentiment Analyst and more — pricing, accuracy and use cases.
Read → - 2026-05-22
Analyzing open-ended survey responses at scale
How researchers code 10,000+ free-text answers in an afternoon using sentiment analysis and theme tagging.
Read → - 2026-05-29
VADER vs. transformer models: which sentiment engine should you pick?
Speed, accuracy, cost and privacy trade-offs between lexicon-based and deep-learning sentiment analysis.
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