オッズの非数値表現

オッズを言葉で表現する方法をまとめてみた。動詞、形容詞、助動詞、フレーズなど種々のものを集めて、４群に分類した。(　)内には、CPSコーパスでの使用例数を付した。

殆ど確定

• diagnostic of (13) 98.4% 
• certain (118) 95%

オッズ3以上

• indicate (219), indicative of (7) 92.1%
• can, almost certain (2) 90%
• very likely (3) 85%
• in keeping with (5) 82.1%
• probable (26) 75%

オッズ1/3〜３

• compatible with (48) 74.3%
• suggest (705) 69.8%
• suggestive of (105) 69.8%
• likely (654) 60%
• raise the possibility of (96) 52.9%
• frequent (24), could, may 50%
• might 40%

オッズ1/3以下

• possible 25%
• unlikely 15%
• remote 10%
• improbable 10%

同様の表現で、参照確率の資料がないもの。

associated with (391)、consistent with (306)、show (112)、argue againt (88)、represent (69)、point to (47)、characteristic of (44)、favor (28)、support for (15)、suspicious of (3)

参考文献

• 医療における頻度を表す言葉と確率の接点 
• The Interpretation of Phrases Used to Describe Uncertainty in Pathology Reports Malcolm Galloway and Taj Taiyeb Pathology Research International Volume 2011 
• Phraseology in pathology reports. A comparative study of interpretation among pathologists and surgeons R L Attanoos, A D Bull, A G Douglas-Jones, L J Fligelstone, D Semararo I Clin Pathol 1996;49:79-81
• How Medical Professionals Evaluate Expressions of Probability Augustine Kong, A.M., G. Octo Barnett, M.D., Frederick Mosteller, Ph.D., and Cleo Youtz, M.S. N Engl J Med 1986; 315:740-744