John McCain

This speech titled 2008.04.15.remarks_on_the_economy_at_carnegie_mellon_university_in_pittsburgh originally had 4655 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 176 cue terms and an average lag of 23.4. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.


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# Cue term Lag before term Posterior distribution
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 econom_polici 106
0.818 0 0.182
0 0 0
2 free_societi 48
0.0625 0.000199 0.0478
0.747 0.00119 0.142
3 wall_street 61
0.206 0 0.035
0.741 0 0.0187
4 hard_work 14
0.0237 0 0.0209
0.92 0 0.0354
5 nation_capit 30
0.0275 0 0.131
0.791 0 0.0509
6 wall_street 32
0.219 0 0.00537
0.756 0 0.0197
7 recent_month 7
0.0297 0 0
0.966 0 0.00418
8 small_busi 8
0.0123 0 0
0.985 0 0.00279
9 econom_polici 49
0.0573 0 0.00139
0.941 0 0
10 elect_presid 28
0.0356 0 0.00159
0.962 0 0.000597
11 tax_polici 30
0.0358 0 0.000995
0.963 0 0.000199
12 global_economi 23
0.0243 0.000199 0.036
0.937 0.00119 0.00139
13 econom_polici 16
0.0233 0 0.0623
0.88 0 0.0342
14 year_ago 10
0.00637 0 0.23
0.666 0.00358 0.0937
15 work_men 17
0.0414 0 0.0342
0.646 0.00239 0.276
16 long_ago 31
0.000597 0 0.731
0.0376 0.000398 0.23
17 labor_depart 44
0.000199 0 0.181
0.0189 0 0.799
18 medic_problem 69
0.00199 0 0.0601
0.0149 0 0.923
19 econom_decis 78
0.000597 0 0.0478
0.00896 0 0.943
20 capit_market 45
0 0 0.033
0.000199 0 0.967
21 __NUM___million 8
0.0145 0 0.00736
0.00119 0 0.977
22 financi_system 39
0 0 0.038
0 0 0.962
23 american_peopl 55
0.0105 0 0.0245
0 0 0.965
24 bear_stearn 17
0.00159 0 0.00577
0.0101 0 0.982
25 fifti_million 18
0.759 0.000398 0.00955
0.0281 0 0.203
26 bui_food 58
0.249 0.000398 0.00139
0.739 0.000398 0.0101
27 econom_polici 65
0.0943 0 0.00279
0.903 0 0
28 tax_monei 45
0.0569 0 0.000199
0.943 0 0
29 low_tax 80
0.0957 0 0
0.904 0 0
30 tax_rate 0
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
31 tax_increas 13
0.0175 0 0
0.982 0 0
32 world_war 4
0.00617 0 0.000398
0.993 0 0
33 tax_increas 5
0.00617 0 0
0.994 0 0
34 senat_obama 2
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
35 trillion_dollar 10
0.0113 0 0.000597
0.988 0 0
36 tax_plan 44
0.0541 0 0
0.946 0 0
37 small_busi 16
0.0179 0 0
0.982 0 0
38 busi_owner 0
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
39 tax_increas 17
0.0199 0 0
0.98 0 0
40 fine_print 3
0.00458 0 0.000199
0.995 0 0
41 tax_increas 37
0.0444 0 0
0.956 0 0
42 social_secur 7
0.00677 0 0.000199
0.992 0.00119 0
43 great_challeng 41
0.0257 0.00239 0.405
0.483 0.083 0.000995
44 entitl_reform 2
0.0619 0 0.00259
0.513 0.0744 0.348
45 american_worker 85
0.478 0 0.00338
0.507 0.000796 0.0107
46 social_secur 54
0.0802 0 0.000995
0.915 0.000398 0.00378
47 polit_parti 19
0.0203 0 0.0428
0.934 0.000199 0.00259
48 item_veto 104
0.167 0 0.000199
0.833 0 0
49 feder_tax 20
0.0247 0 0
0.975 0 0
50 tax_code 0
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
51 corpor_tax 4
0.00796 0 0
0.992 0 0
52 market_economi 14
0.0157 0 0.000597
0.984 0 0
53 feder_program 18
0.0185 0 0
0.981 0 0
54 discretionari_spend 24
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
55 spend_increas 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
56 militari_spend 6
0 0 0
1 0 0
57 discretionari_spend 5
0 0 0
1 0 0
58 feder_govern 56
0 0 0
1 0 0
59 govern_account 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
60 feder_agenc 17
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
61 demand_account 56
0 0 0
1 0 0
62 feder_spend 6
0 0 0
1 0 0
63 common_interest 3
0 0 0
1 0 0
64 discretionari_spend 11
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
65 job_train 11
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
66 corpor_welfar 29
0.000597 0 0
0.999 0 0
67 peopl_monei 11
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
68 senat_obama 59
0.912 0 0.0529
0.0354 0 0
69 long_list 6
0.0215 0 0.000597
0.939 0 0.0388
70 senat_clinton 18
0.0366 0 0.00299
0.938 0.000199 0.0219
71 million_dollar 11
0.0376 0 0
0.962 0 0
72 tax_dollar 7
0.00776 0 0.000398
0.992 0 0
73 budget_process 50
0.049 0 0.0149
0.936 0.000199 0.000199
74 american_economi 16
0.165 0 0.00955
0.815 0 0.0109
75 job_american 14
0.0205 0 0.00239
0.959 0.000199 0.0177
76 __NUM___billion 30
0.0599 0 0
0.94 0 0
77 billion_dollar 0
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
78 incom_tax 11
0.0131 0 0
0.987 0 0
79 industri_world 46
0.0569 0 0.00139
0.942 0 0
80 high_tax 1
0.00338 0 0
0.996 0 0.000398
81 tax_rate 0
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
82 job_oversea 6
0.00816 0 0
0.992 0 0
83 elect_presid 22
0.0251 0 0.000398
0.975 0 0
84 job_creation 13
0.0193 0 0
0.981 0 0
85 american_worker 4
0.00478 0 0
0.995 0 0
86 tax_cut 19
0.0229 0 0
0.977 0 0
87 __NUM___million 16
0.0175 0 0
0.982 0 0
88 class_famili 3
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
89 __NUM___dollar 3
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
90 tax_law 4
0.00338 0 0
0.997 0 0
91 tax_code 29
0.0336 0 0
0.966 0 0
92 __NUM___dollar 33
0.0344 0 0.000199
0.965 0 0
93 tax_law 14
0.0159 0 0
0.984 0 0
94 creat_job 12
0.0143 0 0
0.986 0 0
95 tax_law 1
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
96 cell_phone 48
0.0597 0 0.00597
0.934 0.000199 0
97 tax_credit 7
0.0123 0 0
0.984 0 0.00338
98 tax_code 29
0.0394 0 0
0.96 0 0.000398
99 fair_tax 13
0.0165 0 0
0.983 0 0
100 tax_code 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
101 tax_system 9
0.0111 0 0
0.989 0 0
102 tax_rate 32
0.0382 0 0
0.962 0 0
103 tax_code 50
0.0579 0 0
0.942 0 0
104 tax_system 29
0.0358 0 0
0.964 0 0
105 american_peopl 5
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
106 tax_polici 4
0.00358 0 0
0.996 0 0
107 creat_job 34
0.038 0 0.00657
0.955 0 0
108 rise_cost 29
0.00756 0 0.77
0.215 0 0.00836
109 health_care 2
0.000398 0 0.041
0.18 0.000597 0.778
110 health_care_cost 33
0.00318 0 0.0965
0.0812 0.000199 0.819
111 health_insur 17
0.0754 0 0.000199
0.082 0 0.842
112 tax_credit 3
0.0802 0 0
0.157 0 0.763
113 bui_food 24
0.736 0.0177 0.00259
0.228 0.00378 0.0121
114 prescript_drug 19
0.0183 0.0175 0
0.494 0.471 0
115 drug_benefit 0
0 0 0
0.51 0.49 0
116 bill_gate 36
0.00955 0 0.000199
0.51 0.48 0
117 prescript_drug 19
0.000796 0 0.000199
0.52 0.479 0
118 world_leader 37
0.116 0 0.302
0.528 0.0549 0.000199
119 senat_obama 30
0.18 0 0.0283
0.608 0 0.184
120 global_economi 30
0.0995 0 0.0189
0.774 0.000199 0.108
121 senat_obama 33
0.187 0 0.106
0.61 0 0.0961
122 good_polici 38
0.0848 0.000398 0.0615
0.688 0.00119 0.164
123 free_trade_agreement 29
0.302 0.000597 0.0169
0.563 0.00199 0.116
124 trade_partner 4
0.111 0 0
0.859 0 0.0297
125 american_compani 8
0.0257 0 0
0.959 0 0.0157
126 american_economi 18
0.0207 0 0.000995
0.963 0 0.0157
127 higher_wage 27
0.0302 0 0.000796
0.953 0 0.0155
128 lower_price 3
0.00279 0 0.00517
0.976 0 0.0163
129 free_trade 1
0.00219 0 0.00159
0.975 0 0.0215
130 world_economi 13
0.0165 0 0.14
0.822 0 0.0205
131 latin_america 39
0.075 0 0.109
0.674 0 0.141
132 nation_interest 14
0.0157 0 0.00498
0.737 0 0.243
133 american_economi 7
0.0559 0 0.00159
0.747 0 0.195
134 open_market 26
0.114 0 0.000597
0.782 0 0.103
135 unemploy_insur 99
0.124 0 0
0.876 0 0
136 insur_program 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
137 econom_downturn 19
0.00478 0 0.00498
0.99 0 0
138 elect_presid 21
0.0127 0 0.626
0.356 0 0.00498
139 job_train 11
0.000398 0 0.377
0.00418 0 0.619
140 unemploy_insur 2
0 0 0.00338
0.00299 0 0.994
141 great_strength 75
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
142 commun_colleg 3
0 0 0
0 0 1
143 fresh_start 17
0 0 0.00597
0 0 0.994
144 subprim_mortgag 39
0 0 0.994
0 0 0.00637
145 mortgag_crisi 0
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
146 post_offic 68
0 0 0.0263
0 0 0.974
147 home_loan 9
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
148 mortgag_loan 6
0 0 0.00338
0 0 0.997
149 rate_loan 14
0 0 0.00418
0 0 0.996
150 unit_state 4
0 0 0.00299
0 0 0.997
151 state_govern 0
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
152 invest_bank 47
0 0 0.0197
0 0 0.98
153 free_market 12
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
154 corpor_respons 21
0 0 0.00876
0 0 0.991
155 hous_crisi 2
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
156 hous_market 23
0.00199 0 0.00935
0 0 0.989
157 larger_problem 31
0.00378 0 0.0549
0.000796 0 0.94
158 short_term 21
0.00199 0 0.186
0.000398 0 0.812
159 feder_govern 12
0.000597 0 0.00776
0.00219 0 0.989
160 american_peopl 10
0.000398 0 0.00856
0.00279 0 0.988
161 memori_dai 3
0.000995 0 0.00159
0.00318 0 0.994
162 econom_stimulu 13
0.00159 0 0.00498
0.00438 0 0.989
163 same_period 30
0.0424 0.000199 0.0627
0.00657 0 0.888
164 rise_price 22
0.00816 0 0.0233
0.0478 0.000199 0.921
165 american_economi 58
0.0171 0 0.274
0.00935 0 0.7
166 colleg_student 9
0.000796 0 0.11
0.00975 0 0.879
167 student_loan 6
0 0 0.078
0.000398 0 0.922
168 young_american 14
0.000796 0 0.546
0 0 0.453
169 student_loan 75
0 0 0.168
0 0 0.832
170 year_ahead 3
0 0 0.0537
0 0 0.946
171 young_american 3
0 0 0.00915
0 0 0.991
172 democrat_oppon 52
0 0.000199 0.111
0 0 0.889
173 health_care 16
0.00657 0.000597 0.0346
0 0.000199 0.958
174 free_market 27
0 0 0.0726
0 0.000199 0.927
175 foreign_oil 11
0.00776 0 0.0195
0 0 0.973
176 american_peopl 54
0.034 0 0.191
0.00597 0 0.769
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