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LHC Spelling Correction Tools Comparison
The table below shows a comparison on three spelling correction tools developed in LHC:
| gSpell | Russell's Spell | Ensemble | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2000 | 200X | 201X |
| Developer | Guy Divita | Dr. Russell Loane | Dr. Halil Kilicoglu |
| Language | Java | Java | Java |
| Publication | AMIA Paper | None | AMIA Paper |
| Documents | Some | None | None |
| Java Code | Distributable | Not-Portable | Research code, portable |
| Test | None | None | Test set: 472 cases |
| Applications | LexBuild | Clinical Trial | Consumer Health Question |
| Candidate | Pre-calculated bigrams | Pre-calculated bigrams | Table Look up with restrictions (Edit Distance) |
| Ranking | Edit Distance |
| Ensemble:
|
| Non-Word Error | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Real-Word Error | No | No | Yes |
| Suggestion | None | None | Selected as baseline |