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A mathematical approach to double words, conditional logic and the missing pages
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RE: A mathematical approach to double words, conditional logic and the missing pages
Jorge_Stolfi > 2 hours ago
(Yesterday, 03:46 PM)Vuk88 Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I specifically focused on one of the most famous statistical anomalies: the "double repetitions" (like chol chol). ... These double words aren't isolated or random; they are strictly bound to specific associated words.
That is a very interesting observation! (Even though it is not evidence that the text is not plain language.)
The legend on this figure says that the frequency of doublets spikes at transtions between sections:
That would be another interesting observation... However, the precise coincidences, the absence of spikes elsewhere, and the uniform size of the spikes make me suspect that they are artifacts of the way the data is provided or processed. Are you sure that this is not the case?
Can you show the actual text around those boundaries where one can see the doublets?
All the best, --stolfi -
RE: A mathematical approach to double words, conditional logic and the missing pages
asteckley > 52 minutes ago
(2 hours ago)Jorge_Stolfi Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.... However, the precise coincidences, the absence of spikes elsewhere, and the uniform size of the spikes make me suspect that they are artifacts of the way the data is provided or processed. Are you sure that this is not the case?
I agree. In fact, that was the first thing that crossed my mind as well, because this is exactly the kind of surprising result that one can get excited about, only to later discover that it was caused by some simple coding bug that seemed unimaginable at the time.
So it definitely calls for extra checks and quality-assurance testing. Vuk88, don't be too surprised—or embarrassed—if that turns out to be the case.
I look forward to seeing more results.