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a multidimensional representation of role terms
Author(s) -
BURTON MICHAEL L.,
ROMNEY A. KIMBALL
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american ethnologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1548-1425
pISSN - 0094-0496
DOI - 10.1525/ae.1975.2.3.02a00020
Subject(s) - sorting , task (project management) , representation (politics) , computer science , multidimensional data , data mining , algorithm , political science , politics , law , management , economics
This article discusses a sorting task which has wide applications in anthropology. The task is illustrated with a study of English role terms. Several interesting dimensions emerge through multidimensional and hierarchical analyses of the sorting data.