Inverted Pyramid Section Proportion Guide
Audit caller annotated article section proportions with explicit minimum lead share and unknown bucket; does not infer inverted-pyramid semantics from raw copy or invent ideal proportions.
Description
An annotated article can track lead, context, detail and unknown word allocation.
An annotated article can track lead, context, detail and unknown word allocation. The assigned categories determine the analysis.1
Enter aligned nonempty nonnegative integer counts/codes 0lead/1context/2detail/3unknown and target fraction 0–1. Require positive safe total; return four totals/fractions and inclusive lead flag.
When to use Inverted Pyramid Section Proportion Guide
Use Inverted Pyramid Section Proportion Guide when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. No section semantics are inferred from copy and no ideal proportions are supplied.
Prepare the actual editorial, source, layout, timing or audience records requested. Supply explicit house-policy limits and preserve missing evidence.
How to use Inverted Pyramid Section Proportion Guide and understand its results
- Prepare the actual editorial, source, layout, timing or audience records requested. Supply explicit house-policy limits and preserve missing evidence.
- Enter sectionWordCounts, leadContextDetailUnknownCodes, callerMinimumLeadFraction using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read leadContextDetailUnknownWordTotals, leadContextDetailUnknownFractions, leadShareMeetsCallerPolicy. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| sectionWordCounts | Section word counts | list of number | Required |
| leadContextDetailUnknownCodes | Lead context detail unknown codes | list of number | Required |
| callerMinimumLeadFraction | Caller minimum lead fraction | number | Required |
Enter aligned nonempty nonnegative integer counts/codes 0lead/1context/2detail/3unknown and target fraction 0–1. Require positive safe total; return four totals/fractions and inclusive lead flag.
bucketShare=bucketWords/totalWords; leadGate=leadShare≥minimum Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| leadContextDetailUnknownWordTotals | Lead context detail unknown word totals | list of number |
| leadContextDetailUnknownFractions | Lead context detail unknown fractions | list of number |
| leadShareMeetsCallerPolicy | Lead share meets caller policy | boolean |
{
"input": {
"sectionWordCounts": [
100,
200,
100
],
"leadContextDetailUnknownCodes": [
0,
1,
2
],
"callerMinimumLeadFraction": 0.2
},
"output": {
"leadContextDetailUnknownWordTotals": [
100,
200,
100,
0
],
"leadContextDetailUnknownFractions": [
0.25,
0.5,
0.25,
0
],
"leadShareMeetsCallerPolicy": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No section semantics are inferred from copy and no ideal proportions are supplied.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Numeric lists are limited to 10,000 entries; string lists to 128 strings of at most 128 characters each. The rules above may impose smaller limits. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors. A successfully returned false flag is an evaluated outcome; its meaning is explained above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Q and a Transcript Word to Minute Ratio: Q&A allocation and speaking rate depend on different denominators. Non-speech time should be excluded only from the speech-rate measure. For a complementary task, use Evergreen vs Spot Content Ratio Planner: Remaining editorial slots can be tested against a minimum evergreen fraction. Existing commitments may make the target infeasible.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Q and a Transcript Word to Minute Ratio
Q&A allocation and speaking rate depend on different denominators. Non-speech time should be excluded only from the speech-rate measure.
- Evergreen vs Spot Content Ratio Planner
Remaining editorial slots can be tested against a minimum evergreen fraction. Existing commitments may make the target infeasible.