Tier Match

The Tier Match analysis compares two tiers (by default IPA Target and IPA Actual) for each word and reports the percentage that match exactly, along with the average edit distance between them.

The report includes a per-speaker summary with Word Count, Matches, Match %, Mismatches, Mismatch %, and Avg Distance, plus Matches and Mismatches listing tables for each participant.

Parameters

Figure 1. Tier Match Parameters

Tier Match Parameters

Tier match is performed on two tiers identified as Tier 1 and Tier 2 in the form. (The default values are 'IPA Target' and 'IPA Actual' respectively.) Use the provided radio buttons to select tiers or enter a custom tier name in the provided text field. You may also choose options for case sensitivy and diacritics when comparing tier values.

Report Outline

A sample table of contents is displayed below. Bold level elements are section headers while italic items are tables.

  • Tier Match

    • Summary (all participants)

    • Participant 1

      • Summary

      • Matches
      • Mismatches
    • … (for each selected participant)
    • Listing (all results)

See Also

This analysis is also part of the Word Match analysis available in the Specialized section in the Anslysis menu.