tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post115379882667902176..comments2024-03-27T13:58:49.915+01:00Comments on Words and what not: The operational definition meets the DefinedMeaningGerardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-1153847109116531912006-07-25T19:05:00.000+02:002006-07-25T19:05:00.000+02:00Hoi,It is option three* the audience is given the ...Hoi,<BR/>It is option three<BR/>* the audience is given the definitions for an expression<BR/>* the audience are given many examples of the expression in a corpus.<BR/>* the audience tries to identify the definition that goes with that expression (in the corpus).<BR/>* When 90% cannot accurately identify the correct definition for the expression in the corpus, the definitions as a set are not good enough.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/> GerardGerardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-1153846284693805972006-07-25T18:51:00.000+02:002006-07-25T18:51:00.000+02:00I'm not entirely clear about what the following me...I'm not entirely clear about what the following means:<BR/><BR/>"We have great definitions, operational definitions, when more than 90% of the people correctly identify the concepts given the definition in a corpus."<BR/><BR/>It sounds like it might mean the following:<BR/>1. The audience reads a word and its definition.<BR/>2. The audience reads a corpus.<BR/>3. If more than 90% of the audience understands the use of that word within the corpus, the definition is declared "good".<BR/><BR/>Or does it mean the following?<BR/>1. The audience reads the definitions.<BR/>2. The audience reads the corpus.<BR/>3. The audience tries to match each definition with words used in the corpus.<BR/>4. If 90% of the audience matches a given definition with all of the words of the corpus used with that meaning and with only the words of the corpus used with that meaning, the definition is a good definition for those words.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the description is clear and I'm just one of the 10% who isn't expected to be able to make use of the definition of "good definition". :-)<BR/>--RodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com