N-Grams Smoothing

Follow these steps to perform N-Grams Smoothing using the interactive simulation:

Step 1: Select Corpus

  • Use the dropdown menu to select a corpus for the experiment.
  • Output: The sentences from the selected corpus will be displayed.

Step 2: Generate Bigram Table

  • Click the Find Bigram Probabilities button.
  • Output: The bigram probability table for the selected corpus will appear.

Step 3: Fill in Smoothed Probabilities

  • Enter the smoothed bigram probabilities for each cell using Add-One (Laplace) Smoothing.
  • Tip: Use the formula provided in the Theory section.

Step 4: Check Your Answers

  • Click the Check button to verify your entries.
  • Output: Correct entries will be highlighted.

Step 5: Show Answer (Optional)

  • Click Show Answer to display the correct smoothed probabilities.

Step 6: Reset (Optional)

  • Click Reset to clear your entries and try again.

Step 7: Sentence Probability Quiz

  • At the bottom, enter the product of the probabilities for a given sentence using your filled table.
  • Click Check to verify your answer.