Word Sampling

Word Sampling

Word sampling allows you to make a Fast Concordance which keeps only a sample of words from your text.

To specify how to sample, go to the Text menu and choose Configure Sampling, or open the Make Fast Concordance dialog and press the Edit button next to Samples.

To make your concordance, open the Make Fast Concordance dialog if it is not already open (go to the File menu and choose Make Fast Concordance from Files or Make Fast Concordance from Clipboard.) In the Fast Concordance dialog, look at Word Selection Method and ensure Samples is selected. Then press the Make Fast Concordance button.

You may sample words consecutively or randomly:

If you choose to sample consecutively, specify the number of the first word to start the sample at, and the number of words to pick.

If you choose to sample randomly, choose the number of words to pick. They will be picked at random from the whole of your text.

If you tick 'Pseudo-random', the same sequence of 'random' numbers will be used each time (until you re-start the program) to decide which words to pick. This can be useful if you want repeatable results.

If you un-tick 'Pseudo-random', a different sequence of random numbers will be used each time.

See also: Make Fast Concordance