Statistics in Phonetics

Phonetics is the scientific field concerned with the study and modeling of the articulation and perception of language, in particular how speech is produced, heard and perceived. The goal of this paper is to provide the reader with an overview of statistical methods used in phonetics. We introduce some of the major areas of phonetics, their main research questions, the types of phonetic data that are available, and the statistical methods that are used to model them. We conclude by identifying the opportunities for future research.