CASCOT and its coding rulesPresentation for DASISH Workshop

Venice, 10-11 April 2014

Ritva EllisonInstitute for Employment Research

Cascot Editor• Classification files for Cascot are created and modified

with the Editor• Each classification has Structure, Index, Rules for coding

Cascot Editor Rules• Downgraded words: words that are considered to be significantly less

important than other words, e.g. deputy, junior, person• Equivalent word ends: wait|er, wait|ress• Abbreviations: asst assistant, fe further education• Replacement words: taylor tailor, tesco supermarket

– Omitting noise words, e.g. replace ‘part-time’ with nothing• Input modifications: used when the rule absolutely can not be made

elsewhere• Word alternatives: words and phrases that should also be tried as

possible solution candidates

• Conclusions, retired can not conclude, agent ambiguous (score 39)• Default coding: a set of words and phrases that should be scored as

though they were a different word or phrase

ESS6 data for GB – some examplesText to be coded

ISCO08 (ESS6) ISCO08 Title (ESS6)

Cascot Score

ISCO08 (Cascot) ISCO08 Title (Cascot)

Best matching index entry (Cascot) Notes

actor 2655 Actors 100 2655 Actors Actor OKherdsman 9213 Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers100 6121 Livestock and dairy producersHerdsman Index problem?doctor 99999 n/a 95 2211 Generalist medical practitionersDoctor Coding convention?odd job person 9112 Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments78 9622 Odd job persons Person, odd-job Wrong ESS codeHead of English - Teaching 2330 Secondary education teachers 75 1345 Education managers Head-teacher CREATE RULEwaitress and bar person 5131 Waiters 63 5132 Bartenders Barman

Second job coded by Cascot

groundsnan 6113 Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers57 6113 Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growersGroundswoman OKgrafic desiner 2166 Graphic and multimedia designers 57 8154 Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operatorsDesizer CREATE RULEsec school teacher 2330 Secondary education teachers 55 3343 Administrative and executive secretariesSecretary, school CREATE RULEcheckout operater taking money for the collected shopping 5230 Cashiers and ticket clerks 53 5230 Cashiers and ticket clerks

Operative, check-out

OK

cival engineer 2142 Civil engineers 40 2153 Telecommunications engineersEngineer, IN CREATE RULEemeritus professor 2310 University and higher education teachers38 2212 Specialist medical practitioners

Professor (medicine) CREATE RULE

head of project 2421 Management and organization analysts32 2421 Management and organization analystsDirector, project OK

meeter and greeter 9520 Street vendors (excluding food) 28 5414 Security guards

Greeter (security services) New index entry?

Statstion 2120 Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians27 5221 Shop keepers Stationer Vague textMD 1420 Retail and wholesale trade managers 0 ---- No conclusion Ambiguous text

New rules for GB - 1

• Add a new Default Coding rule to improve performance

• The result:

• The problem:

• Need to test the effect of the rule thoroughly

New rules for GB - 2

• Add two new Replacement Words rules:

• The result:

• The problem:

New rules for GB - 3

• Add a new Abbreviations rule AB72:

• The result:

• The problem:

• New rule did not work – why?• Check which rules were evoked

The rule AB72 was not used at all!

The rules that were actually evoked were:

AB41

As a result the input text ‘sec school teacher’ was expanded into ‘secretary school teacher’.

WA107

As a result also the text ‘clerk school teacher’ was tried.

• Move the new Abbreviations rule so that it precedes the rule for ‘sec’:

• The result:

• Try again!

ESCO DE – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Klassenlehrer/in (Klasse 1-3)

2341 Lehrkräfte im Primarbereich

73 2330 Lehrkräfte im Sekundarbereich

Klassenlehrer/in

Diplomingenieur/in (Fahrzeugbau)

2144 Maschinenbauingenieure 52 7231 Kraftfahrzeugmechaniker und -schlosser

Fahrzeugbauer/in

Mopedbote/-in 8321 Kraftradfahrer 34 7522 Möbeltischler und verwandte Berufe

Büchsenschäfter/in/in

Rampenpersonal 9333 Frachtarbeiter und verwandte Berufe

27 4323 Bürokräfte in der Transportwirtschaft und verwandte Berufe

Rampenmanager/in

Maniküre 5142 Kosmetiker und verwandte Berufe

0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO EN – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Site manager (construction)

3123 Construction supervisors 53 1439 Services managers not elsewhere classified

Manager (camping site)

Salesperson (grocer's)

5223 Shop sales assistants 46 9520 Street vendors (excluding food)

Salesman (hawking)

Map drawer 3118 Draughtspersons 35 8121 Metal processing plant operators

Drawer (metal)

Cog tooth miller 7223 Metal working machine tool setters and operators

29 8160 Food and related products machine operators

Miller (grain milling)

Apiculturist 6123 Apiarists and sericulturists

0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO ES – potential for rulesText to be coded

Cascot Score

Best matching index entry (Cascot)

Lavaplatos 9412 Ayudantes de cocina 31 8157 Operadores de máquinas lavarropas

LAVANDEROS A MAQUINA, LAVANDERIA

Profesor de cuarto grado a séptimo

2341 Maestros de enseñanza primaria

29 2359 Profesionales de la enseñanza no clasificados bajo otros epígrafes

PROFESORES PARTICULARES DE MATEMATICAS A UNIVERSITARIOS

Responsable sindical

1114 Dirigentes de organizaciones que presentan un interés especial

25 1212 Directores de recursos humanos

RESPONSABLES RECURSOS HUMANOS

Submarinista de salvamento

7541 Buzos 24 7544 Fumigadores y otros controladores de plagas y malas hierbas

APLICADORES DE CONTROL DE PLAGAS

Carcelero 5413 Guardianes de prisión 0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO FR – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Contremaître horticole 6113 Agriculteurs et ouvriers qualifiés de l'horticulture et des pépinières

26 0110 Officiers des forces armées

Contre-amiral

Mécanicien en micromécanique

7311 Mécaniciens-réparateurs d'instruments de précision

26 7231 Mécaniciens et réparateurs de véhicules à moteur

Mécanicien, autobus

Enseignant des classes de la 1re à la 3e année d’école élémentaire

2341 Instituteurs, enseignement primaire

24 9412 Aides de cuisine Laveur de vaisselle, à la main

Fabricant d’instruments à cordes

7312 Facteurs et accordeurs d'instruments de musique

24 7412 Mécaniciens et ajusteurs d'appareils électriques

Fabricant, induits

Vocaliste 2652 Compositeurs, musiciens et chanteurs

0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO IT – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Insegnante d'arte 2355 Altri professori di educazione artistica

74 231 Docenti universitari e professori dell’insegnamento superiore

insegnante di accademia d'arte

Procuratore aggiunto 2611 Avvocati 26 112 Direttori procuratore delle imposte dirette

Tornitore su tornio a comando numerico

7223 Modellatori e tracciatori meccanici di macchine utensili

26 815 Conduttori di macchinari per la confezione di articoli in stoffa, pelliccia e cuoio

annodatore a macchina su telai

Gestore materiale 4321 Addetti alla gestione degli stock

24 331 Tecnici delle attività finanziarie e matematiche

gestore di fondi di investimento

Fumettista 2651 Specialisti delle arti visive 0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO NL – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Assembleur (elektro- en telecomapparatuur)

8212 Assemblagemedewerkers elektrische en elektronische apparatuur

26 7422 Monteurs ICT en telecommunicatie

telecom monteur

Leerkracht moedertaal (kleuterschool)

2342 Docenten voorschools onderwijs

25 2353 Docenten inburgering en docenten Nederlands als tweede taal

docent nederlands als tweede taal

Bediener van machines voor kunststoffen

8142 Machinebedieners vervaardiging kunststofprodukten

25 5131 Medewerkers bediening horeca

bediende

Betonwagenchauffeur 8342 Bedieners grondverzetmachines

18 8114 Machinebedieners vervaardiging cement, stenen en andere minerale producten

beton gieter betonfabriek

Atoomfysicus 2111 Natuurkundigen en sterrenkundigen

0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

ESCO SK – potential for rulesText to be coded Cascot

ScoreBest matching index entry (Cascot)

Stredoškolský učiteľ jazykov

2330 Učitelia v stredných školách

60 2353 Lektori jazykov a učitelia jazykových škôl

Učiteľ jazykovej školy

Montér hydrauliky 7233 Mechanici, opravári poľnohospodárskych, ťažobných a priemyselných strojov a zariadení

33 7124 Izolatéri montér izolácií

Asistent v tmavej komore

8132 Operátori zariadení na výrobu fotografických výrobkov

24 2265 Špecialisti na výživu a dietetiku

Asistent výživy špecialista v liečebnej výžive

Operátor TMP/CTMP

8171 Operátori zariadení na výrobu celulózy a papiera

23 8121 Operátori zariadení v hutníckom a zlievarenskom priemysle

operátor koksovne

Klaun 2659 Tvoriví a interpretační umelci inde neuvedení

0 ---- No conclusion

ISCO-08 (ESCO) ISCO-08 (Cascot)

How to create a rule• Open Cascot and type in the text in question• Observe the recommendations for the text• Start Cascot Editor• Open the classification with Editor• Select the rule tab you wish to work on• Add a new rule• Save classification• Start Cascot• Open the classification that was edited• Type in the text to test the effect of the rule

Tasks for language groups

• Create and test rules for the above cases

• For your language, propose – downgraded words– equivalent word ends– abbreviations– conclusions