F0 and loudness
F0: Standard measurement, except data weighted towards
loud regions of high uniformity (e.g. vowel centers).
Loudness:  Not the same as RMS amplitude.
Uses Steven’s Mark VII (1971) algorithm to emulate perceptual
judgments.  (Mark VII is an improved version of the ISO-R532 Method
A standard noise measurement.)
Differences from RMS:
Close to human perception.
Takes information from a broad range of frequencies, rather than
primarily from the lowest harmonic.
More stable; not strongly affected by accidental alignments of f0 and F1.
Algorithm loosely analogous to early stages of human auditory system.