Description
Measure the signed pause or overlap from a speech cue to a response.
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.
Measure the signed pause or overlap from a speech cue to a response.
When to use this tool
Use Speech Cue Pause Duration when you already have cueEndSeconds, responseStartSeconds and need to measure the signed pause or overlap from a speech cue to a response.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter cueEndSeconds, responseStartSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read signedPauseSeconds, overlap. Inspect overlap before interpreting the associated values.
Return responseStartSeconds-cueEndSeconds; overlap means responseStart<cueEnd.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| cueEndSeconds | Cue End Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| responseStartSeconds | Response Start Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| signedPauseSeconds | Signed Pause Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| overlap | Overlap | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"cueEndSeconds": 2,
"responseStartSeconds": 2.75
},
"output": {
"signedPauseSeconds": 0.75,
"overlap": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Uses supplied timestamps without audio analysis, clock correction or clinical interpretation.
- 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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