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March 22, 2026Digital humanities quarterlyOpen Access

Expertise vs. statistics. A qualitative evaluation of three keyness measures (logarithmic Zeta, Welch’s t-test, and Log-likelihood ratio test) applied to subgenres of the French novel

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JRJulia RöttgermannKDKeli DuJHJulia Havrylash

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Overview

Qualitative evaluation compares distinctiveness measures in contemporary French novel subgenres, suggesting varied outcomes.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate and compare three different keyness measures in the context of French novel subgenres.
  • Qualitative analysis of scholarly literature to establish subgenre profiles.
  • Application of logarithmic Zeta, Welch’s t-test, and log-likelihood ratio for statistical analysis.
  • Mapping of statistically distinctive words to subgenre characteristics.
  • Each keyness measure identifies different distinctive words for the subgenres.
  • Varied overlap between statistical results and qualitative subgenre profiles.
  • Enhanced understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the three statistical measures.

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Röttgermann et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bf8978f665edcd009e9252https://doi.org/10.63744/djrqs3es4czs
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