Different outputs for freq and freq +d3 commands
Leonid Spektor
spektor at andrew.cmu.edu
Fri Feb 15 23:34:01 UTC 2008
Anne-Christin,
Thanks for the sample file and exact instructions of how to replicate
the problem. I was able to find the bug. It occurred only when +d2 or +d3
option was used, i.e. statfreq program was involved. I have fixed this and
new CLAN is on childes web site.
Leonid.
On 15-02-08 05:09, "Anne-Christin Tannhäuser" <act at khi.is> wrote:
>
> Hello Leonid,
>
> here the information you asked for:
>
> command for calculation in CLAN output window:
> freq +s at nouns. +t*SBJ
>
> command for output in file:
> freq +s at nouns. +t*SBJ @ +d3
> and then
> statfreq stat.out.cex +f +d
>
> I use a PC and Windows XP.
> Our data does not have a complete %mor line and therefore we used a
> list of nouns to count their occurence in each file.
> I email you the language data files, the noun list, plus the 2
> different outputs I got.
>
> Thank you so much in advance,
> Anne-Christin
>
>
>
> On Feb 6, 7:22 pm, Leonid Spektor <spek... at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>> Anne-Christin,
>>
>> Could you please give us command lines you use and email sample files
>> that demonstrate this problem. Also, tell us which Computer (PC, Mac PPC,
>> Mac Intel) and Operating system (Window 2000, XP, Vista, OSX 10.x) you are
>> using.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Leonid.
>>
>> On 06-02-08 11:25, "Anne-Christin Tannhäuser" <a... at khi.is> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have a remark to make concerning the freq and freq +d3 (giving out
>>> the stats, only) commands: In my analysis seems to be a constant flaw
>>> concerning the freq +d3 output, i.e. all type counts are one item
>>> higher than indicated by the freq analysis. This becomes especially
>>> obvious, when using word lists to check for the occurence of certain
>>> items and some data files contain none or only a few of those
>>> particular items on the list. Then the TypeTokenRatio of the freq +d3
>>> output will eventually become higher than 1.
>>> I double and tripple checked the outputs and always ended up with the
>>> same mistake. Has anybody encountered the same problem?
>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Anne-Christin
>>
>>> PS: Thank you Brian McWhinney for commenting on adjusting the header
>>> lines of older CHAT files to the latest format.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> >
>
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