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A non-parametric significance test to compare corpora.


ABSTRACT: Classical null hypothesis significance tests are not appropriate in corpus linguistics, because the randomness assumption underlying these testing procedures is not fulfilled. Nevertheless, there are numerous scenarios where it would be beneficial to have some kind of test in order to judge the relevance of a result (e.g. a difference between two corpora) by answering the question whether the attribute of interest is pronounced enough to warrant the conclusion that it is substantial and not due to chance. In this paper, I outline such a test.

SUBMITTER: Koplenig A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6752893 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A non-parametric significance test to compare corpora.

Koplenig Alexander A  

PloS one 20190919 9


Classical null hypothesis significance tests are not appropriate in corpus linguistics, because the randomness assumption underlying these testing procedures is not fulfilled. Nevertheless, there are numerous scenarios where it would be beneficial to have some kind of test in order to judge the relevance of a result (e.g. a difference between two corpora) by answering the question whether the attribute of interest is pronounced enough to warrant the conclusion that it is substantial and not due  ...[more]

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