Description
Count supplied genealogical path labels.
Anthropological records depend on source-specific labels, observation periods, coding choices and participant context. A ratio, cyclic index or kinship-code offset describes supplied data rather than identifying a social relationship or cultural meaning. Replacing names with aliases does not establish anonymity.
Count supplied genealogical path labels.
When to use this tool
Use Genealogical Path Sex Label Count when checking the stated observation, coding, chronology or record convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter pathLabels, suppliedLabel, unknownLabel. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read matching, unknown, other. Use the output convention below.
Count supplied genealogical path labels. Require suppliedLabel != unknownLabel; return matching, unknown and all-other literal label counts.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| pathLabels | Path Labels | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| suppliedLabel | Supplied Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| unknownLabel | Unknown Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| matching | Matching | Required. Safe integer. |
| unknown | Unknown | Required. Safe integer. |
| other | Other | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"pathLabels": [
"F",
"U",
"M",
"F"
],
"suppliedLabel": "F",
"unknownLabel": "U"
},
"output": {
"matching": 2,
"unknown": 1,
"other": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The label meanings and observations are supplied; no biological sex, gender, identity or actual kin relationship is inferred.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the original field records, community context and appropriate ethical/privacy practices for cultural interpretation or disclosure decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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