Getting off the GoldVarb standard:introducing Rbrul for mixed-effects variable rule analysis

Johnson, Daniel (2009) Getting off the GoldVarb standard:introducing Rbrul for mixed-effects variable rule analysis. Language and Linguistics Compass, 3 (1). pp. 359-383.

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Abstract

The variable rule program is one of the predominant data analysis tools used in sociolinguistics, employed successfully for over three decades to quantitatively assess the influence of multiple factors on linguistic variables. However, its most popular current version, GoldVarb, lacks flexibility and also isolates its users from the wider community of quantitative linguists. A new version of the variable rule program, Rbrul, attempts to resolve these concerns, and with mixed-effects modelling also addresses a more serious problem whereby GoldVarb overestimates the significance of effects. Rbrul's superior performance is demonstrated on both simulated and real data sets.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Language and Linguistics Compass
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?? ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICSLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGEP PHILOLOGY. LINGUISTICS ??
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59866
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06 Nov 2012 09:22
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