CSI is an acronym for Crime Scene Investigation. It is a television crime drama that took the world by storm ever since it started on October 6, 2000. It was created by Anthony Zuiker for the sole purpose of making a TV show that would make him a lot of money as well captivate the american audiences. Now, I text mined this phrase and the results I expected to get were pretty specific. I predict that there will be absolutely no mention in the early 1900’s. There is probably a little of mention in the 90’s. Maybe between 4-10 hits in that one decade. I will then expect to see a huge jump in the 2000’s. The compelling part is that it could be talking about the show or the actual investigation of crime scenes that occur when a crime like a murder is committed.

Here are my results:

Figure 12. This is a screenshoot taken by my MacBook Pro of the Time Magazine Corpus Text Mine of “CSI”.

With the results, in the 90’s, there were 7 mentions in around 11 million words. It then jumps just a little more than ten fold. Almost all of the mentions are about the show. They mention the fans. It all solely responds to the crimes that the show has performed. The best way to explain it is to see it yourself. Here is your chance to text mine if you wish to see it for yourself.

Step 1: Go to the Time Magazine Corpus.
Step 2: Set the display to CHART.
Step 3: Type CSI in the word(s) bar.
Step 4: Click search.
Step 5: Change the display to KWIC (Keyword in Context) to see the context of each hit.
Step 6: Click on the 2000’s decade.

If all of those instructions are followed, you should find a graph that looks like the one that is posted above. You could see what I came up with. You can get my same results and then decide for yourself what it was that caused the change. The next page puts the CSI Effect into perspective.

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