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Old Mar 27, 2016, 04:35 PM
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Recursive correlation notation
To use a less fine-grained notation for correlations, you may treat [Q] to be either something like Prefix_5 or some of the correlation notation previously described, e.g.: [Q] -> [Q], but with the new, extended notation for [Q] as here described.

In other words, you may use it recursively, like with arithmetic or algebra (or formal logic), such as "4 + 3 * 2".

So you might reduce your correlation predictions to three formulae/"lines", to still describe all correlations. Just easier and it may give you time to describe some multivariate (the effect of a few answers taken together being as strong as another answer) correlations succinctly and more explicit (but you don't have to). You may (therefore) use brackets/parentheses.

A comma may be used to represent the operator used last ("->", "-<" or ">-<") with the preceding question identifier ([Q]), starting a new formula/rule.

Similarly, prefixes may be omitted: the prefix used last is implied. Both can be used with referents across formulae/rules/"lines".

One of the easiest possible examples is really very easy (some of this might sound as rocket science, which is not very dissimilar ):
"Icare_1 -> 2, 3, 4
5 -< 6, 7, 8
9 >-< 10"
means that the first five answers are similar in "behaviour"/tendency, answers/scores 6, 7 and 8 have a "behaviour" opposed to answer/score 5 and answer 9 and 10 are as likely as not to show a(n) (inverse) correlation, their "behaviour" being predicted to be independent of one another.

As an alternative, you may just use natural language to describe all correlations. As a psycho linguist (space intended), I'd even prefer that (but don't be fooled, natural language can be more tricky than you think: very many have tried to capture it in rules and failed miserably, and all my life's research and work are in aid of solving that puzzle).

I am very much interested to see what people with BP and ASD, respectively, use as language of choice!


I will further post a rationale for this guessing game (it really has a purpose beyond the game aspect) and my own predictions.


Hope you can use my examples (I will give my predictions in both natural language and this notation) as enough information to just predict answers and give your own. I will further try to tell you why tomorrow, detailing the reasons behind this prediction (apart from possible fun, would you believe it).
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