Cheap Learning: Maximizing Performance of Language Models for Social Data Science Using Minimal Data
Sociological Methods & Research
Published online on July 17, 2025
Abstract
Sociological Methods & Research, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 877-924, August 2026.
The field of machine learning has recently made significant progress in reducing the requirements for labeled training data when building new models. These “cheaper” learning techniques hold significant potential for the social sciences, where development ...
The field of machine learning has recently made significant progress in reducing the requirements for labeled training data when building new models. These “cheaper” learning techniques hold significant potential for the social sciences, where development ...