Konfidenční intervaly v empirické lingvistice
Jiří Milička
Ústav srovnávací jazykovědy FF UK v Praze
<jiri@milicka.cz>
Abstract:
Empirical linguistics and confidence intervals
The paper attempts to introduce confidence intervals to the (Czech) empirical linguistics. First, classical inference tests are discussed claiming their inability to determine the real life significancy. Then confidence intervals are defined and the basic idea underlying the method for computing the confidence intervals for binary data is described. It is shown how the intervals can be useful when exploring binary quaternities and relations between two variables. The last section deals with the relevance of the method for the Czech linguistic discourse.
Klíčová slova / key words:
korpusová lingvistika, psycholingvistika, kvantitativní lingvistika, konfidenční intervaly, testování hypotéz, metodologie
corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, quantitative linguistics, confidence intervals, hypotheses testing, methodology