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CATPAC & MCCALite. N.H. & S.S. CATPAC. Can be used on any text, one text at a time Save as “text only” document ( .txt ) Essentially, program creates “dendograms” of text. Output File. Shows the total word count.
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CATPAC & MCCALite N.H. & S.S.
CATPAC • Can be used on any text, one text at a time • Save as “text only” document ( .txt ) • Essentially, program creates “dendograms” of text
Output File • Shows the total word count. • Also lists the total count of what the program considers “unique”words ( usually the top 15 to 30 words, but as many as 200 words; default is set to 25 words) • Lists frequent words in descending frequency as well as alphabetically • Shows relationship between most commonly occurring concepts.
CatpacReading Output • Default on window is set at seven( can be adjusted). • Dendogram output is “Wards Method”. • Simple - groups like concepts/words together in an easy to read output file.
These graphs give an interesting 3-D view of grouped concepts formed from the dendogram. Perceptual maps can give a better picture of how like ideas and words are clustered together. Perceptual Graphs
CATPAC Program Overview: • Text friendly – no-fuss-no-muss formatting of text • Directions - difficult to understand on program features like clamping, cycle, etc. • Dictionary is not well-defined. • Overall program feature: shows patterns/cluster of words to give an overarching sense and theme of the text. • User manual : • http://www.galileoco.com/Manuals/CATPAC3.pdf
MCCALite • Measures the frequency of words • Two types of dictionary scores – “E”Scores (emphasis) and “C”-Scores (context) • Recommended to be used on on plays, screenplays, etc.
E Scores • 116 E Score categories • Scores represent the meaning or ideas that each word is expected to represent in language. • Scores are positive and negative. • Positive scores represent ideas that are emphasized in the text. • Negative scores represent ideas that are not in the text • Problems with slang?
C Scores • Analysis of the context each word is used in. • Four types • Practical • Traditional • Emotional • Analytic
General Overview of MCCALite What we found
Issues with Program • Problems: • Formatting text • Ambiguous instructions • Output defaulted to generic numerical values. • Cannot print output.
Formating • Must be a text file! • Must be in a script format • Must designate the start of the text with "=" • Must end the text with "$" • More details?
Example Hamlet = Bernardo = Who's there.? = Francisco = Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself. = Bernardo = Long live the king! = Francisco = Bernardo? = Bernardo = He. = Francisco = you come most carefully upon your hour. = Bernardo ='Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco. =Francisco = For this relief much thanks. 'Tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. = Bernardo = Have you had quiet guard? = Francisco = Not a mouse Stirring. = Bernardo = Well, good night. If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. $
Attempted input President = President = At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called fourth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. $
