Description
Calculate marked disfluency time as a fraction of a speech sample.
Speech records use different observational units: words, morphemes, tokens, time spans, frequency and symbol-code versions. A duration share differs from a count-based speech measure, and a transcription remains a supplied annotation. Recorded practice completion and communication preferences need their original assessment and consent context before clinical interpretation.
Calculate marked disfluency time as a fraction of a speech sample.
When to use this tool
Use Fluency Disfluency Duration when you already have sampleDurationSeconds, markedDisfluencySeconds and need to calculate marked disfluency time as a fraction of a speech sample.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sampleDurationSeconds, markedDisfluencySeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read markedFraction, otherSeconds. Use the output convention below.
Require sampleDurationSeconds>0 and marked seconds within [0,sample]; return marked/sample and sample-marked.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sampleDurationSeconds | Sample Duration Seconds | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| markedDisfluencySeconds | Marked Disfluency Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| markedFraction | Marked disfluency seconds/sample seconds; not a syllable-count percentage. | Required. Finite number. |
| otherSeconds | Other Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"sampleDurationSeconds": 60,
"markedDisfluencySeconds": 9
},
"output": {
"markedFraction": 0.15,
"otherSeconds": 51
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The denominator is sample duration, not syllables or speaking time unless the source defines it so; no fluency diagnosis is made.
- 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.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the original audio, transcription and annotation manual when counts or intervals need verification. Apply a complete instrument's stated scoring method for an assessment; retain source-defined word, morpheme, time and symbol conventions throughout.
References
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