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Peer reviewedMartindale, Colin; McKenzie, Dean – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Compares the success of lexical statistics, content analysis, and function words in determining the true author of "The Federalist." The function word approach proved most successful in attributing the papers to James Madison. Lexical statistics contributed nothing, while content analytic measures resulted in some success. (MJP)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
