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Published online 18 July 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030714-13
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Computer program detects author gender
Simple algorithm suggests words and syntax bear sex and genre stamp.
A new computer program can tell whether a book was written by a man or a woman. The simple scan of key words and syntax is around 80% accurate on both fiction and non-fiction1,2.
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