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Statistical Analysis of Texts
Message posted by Nick Redfern on October 12, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

I am interested in finding out about the statstical analysis of literary texts, but as I am not a statistician I would be grateful if someone could recommend a good place to start.

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Re: Statistical Analysis of Texts
Message posted by Max Dalrymple on October 12, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

If you're looking at content you might find the type of research you're looking for under the heading "content analysis."


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