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Output the distance/correlation matrix of topics
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Description
In the visualisation heatmap, the calculation of the correlation matrix of topics is actually very useful, e.g. for debugging purpose and as a guide to do topic reduction. Any chance it can become part of the class attribute of the bertopic or an output from calling visualize_heatmap ?
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Research direction
Start at the visualize_heatmap entry point and trace where the topic correlation matrix is calculated. The work is complete when that matrix is available either as a BERTopic class attribute or as output from visualize_heatmap, with the chosen interface reflected in the relevant behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100