An earlier experiment, in which magnitude estimation (ME) was used as the method for judging the acceptability of machine translations, was replicated with one exception. The current study used a four-point Likert scale as the measurement methodology. In the earlier work, using ME, judges easily discriminated between two sets of machine translations, one containing 25% more correctly translated names than the other. In this study, using a Likert scale, judges ...
A questionnaire designed to elicit Soldier judgments of, and comments about, the upgraded Phraselator speech translation device was completed by seven personnel serving in Iraq. Aggregate responses to yes or no questions are provided, as are the frequency of usage by mission, acceptability by mission, and all comments made by personnel to open-ended questions about the usefulness of the Phraselator during actual missions.
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