FYI: Cluster Analysis Program, Parser Guide Web Site

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Lisa Bond

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I have just been recommended a cluster analysis program developed by Sawtooth but available in Europe from their distributor, SKIM products, both are available on the internet and demo disks are also available. SPSS also contains a cluster analysis element, though this is no considered to be as easy to use as the Sawtooth product. Karen Smith, an employee here at Ergo, has put together a very nice web based guided tour of the parsers of the world which makes it easy to find and try all the different parsers of the world. It is also a very convenient way to compare parsers and make notes about their various strong and weak points. The site also contains a section with sample sentences chosen from the domain of practical applications and a set of standards for evaluating parsers. Both are available at http://www.ergo-ling.com. The parser tour is under the heading "Parsers of the World" and the sample sentences and standards are under "Parsing Contest". I highly recomend this site for anyone with an interest in NLP. Phil Bralich Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D. President and CEO Ergo Linguistic Technologies 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 175 Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: (808)539-3920 Fax: (808)539-3924 bralich@hawaii.edu http://www.ergo-ling.com