Table 13 Types of qualitative classes the word sets found were classified into
From: Exploratory analysis of semantic categories: comparing data-driven and human similarity judgments
Type | Description of the qualitative class |
|---|---|
Descriptive | Words are related in some way and the majority label given is as descriptive as possible of the words in the set. |
Partial | Words are related in some way and the majority label is somewhat descriptive, but a more descriptive account can be easily given. |
Meaningful | Words are related in some way, but there is no majority label that describes the words |
Nonsense | There is no majority label, nor is there any perceived relation between the words in the set. |