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Beecher information statistic

Subcategory: acoustic analysis
Standard reference: Beecher 1989; Blumstein and Munos 2005; Pollard et al. 2010
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Quantification of vocal individuality using principal component analysis followed by ANOVA and Beecher's information statistic calculation to measure inter-individual variation relative to intra-individual variation.

Typical Equipment

  • Praat sound analysis software
  • SPSS 20 software

Output Measurements

  • Beecher information statistic values
  • vocal individuality indices