Trustworthiness of the Data
Table 4. Repair Operations in the First Five Episodes of Ellen DeGeneres
Show season 11 No.
Repair Operations Occurrence Percentage
1. Replacing
20 23.52
2. Inserting
8 9.41
3. Deleting
1 1.17
4. Searching
3 3.52
5. Parenthesizing
5 5.88
6. Aborting
12 14.11
7. Sequence-jumping
8. Recycling
17 20
9. Reformatting
4 4.70
10. Reordering 7
8.23 11. Repeat
12. Rephrasing 13. Confirmation
3 3.52
14. Explanation 2
2.35 15. Rejection
16. Combination 2
2.35 17. Clarification
1 1.17
TOTAL = 85
100
Table 4 displays the frequency of occurrence of each repair operations and its percentage. Table 4 shows that replacing is the most occurring operation in the
first five episodes of Ellen DeGeneres Show season 11. It is the repair operation which has the highest frequency of occurrence, that is, 20 occurrences of the total
85 occurrences. Therefore, its percentage is 23.52 from 100. Next, the second most occurring operations is recycling. The frequency of occurrence of recycling
is 17 occurrences or the same as 20. Following recycling, aborting is the third most occurring repair operation with 12 occurrences. Inserting is the fourth most
occurring repair operation. In the talk show, inserting occurs 8 times. It equals to
9.41. The fifth most occurring repair operation in the talk show is reordering. It occurs 7 times of the total of 85 occurrences. Therefore, its percentage is 8.23.
Then, the sixth most appearing operation is parenthesizing. Parenthesizing occurs 5 times in the talk show. The seventh most appearing operation in the talk show is
reformatting. It occurs 4 times or equals to 4.70. Then, the eighth most appearing repair operation in the talk show searching and confirmation. It occurs
3 times in the show. Then, the ninth most occurring operation are explanation and combination. Each occurs two times. Deleting and clarification are the tenth most
occurring operation. The frequency of occurrence of deleting and searching are only 1 occurrence with percentage 1.17.
The operation which has the lowest frequency of occurrence is sequence- jumping. The research findings show that sequence-jumping has no occurrence.
Sequence-jumping is not employed in the talk show because there is a guideline for the conversation in the talk show. Therefore, the participants cannot suddenly
change the topic or jump into another discussion. Also, repeat, rephrasing, and rejection do not occur in the show. Repeat and rephrasing do not occur because
the participants do not experience hearing or understanding problem during interview session. Rejection does occur in the show, however it is followed with
another operation.