Difference between Explicit and Implicit data in Audiense

Glossary of terms:

  • Explicit - clearly stated, so there is no room for confusion or questions.
  • Implicit – implied or suggested, but not clearly stated.
  • Inference – a conclusion made based on both information/evidence and reasoning.
  • Extrapolation - In broad terms, extrapolation can be likened to deduction or inference, which involves drawing conclusions about unknown factors from known information. 

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Enrichment Table: Explicit vs Inferred

Enrichment name (All based on Twitter Data)

Description

Explicit/Inferred

Activity

balance of activity of the account in terms of how much original content (Tweets), conversation (mentions) and sharing (Retweets) they have published

Explicit

Automation

balance of activity of the account in terms of how many tweets are published manually or automatically

Explicit

Client App

most used Twitter client app

Explicit

Days

what days of the week the user is most active

Explicit

Devices

most used devices

Explicit

Engagement

amplification ratio (Retweets received/total Tweets posted) and applause (favorites received/total Tweets posted)

Explicit

Hours

at what time the user is most active

Explicit

Languages

most used languages

Explicit

Operating systems

most used operating systems

Explicit

Platforms

most used platforms

Explicit

admin3_code

other administration levels, sometimes the postcode

Inferred/Modeled

admin4_code

other administration levels

Inferred/Modeled

city

 

Inferred/Modeled

country

Country name

Inferred/Modeled

country_code

ISO-3166 2-letter country code, 2 characters

Inferred/Modeled

precision

precision level, i.e. country, state, province or city

Inferred/Modeled

province

Province name. 2nd level in the country, administrative level

Inferred/Modeled

province_code

Province code. 2nd level in the country, administrative level

Inferred/Modeled

state

State name. 1st level in the country administrative level

Inferred/Modeled

state_code

State code. 1st level in the country administrative level

Inferred/Modeled

Interests

IAB interests taxonomy. 5 levels of categorization

Inferred/Modeled

Gender

 

Inferred/Modeled

Entity type

 

Inferred/Modeled

Affinities Influencer/Brands

Following %

Explicit

User ID

Twitter user ID

Explicit

Twitter Handle

to be translated and consistency check

Explicit

Name

 

Explicit

Location

to be updated in-app / twitter bio location

Explicit

     

User Bio

 

Explicit

Language

 

Explicit

Time zone

 

Explicit

Has avatar

 

Explicit

URL

 

Explicit

Has URL

 

Explicit

Is protected

 

Explicit

Is verified

 

Explicit

Time since last tweet

 

Explicit

Followers

 

Explicit

Following

 

Explicit

Tweets count

 

Explicit

Listed count

 

Explicit

Followers ratio

 

Explicit

Tweets per day

 

Explicit

Affinity

 

Explicit

Age

IBM Watson age recognition + Internal Heuristics

Inferred/Modeled

Personality Insights (Below)

IBM Watson personality insights

Inferred/Modeled

Consumer Preferences (Below)

IBM Watson personality insights

Inferred/Modeled