Triple

T1902493
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Abraham Wald E37720 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Statistical Decision Functions
Statistical Decision Functions is a foundational work in decision theory and statistics that systematically develops the theory of optimal decision-making under uncertainty.
E212552 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Statistical Decision Functions | Statement: [Abraham Wald, notableWork, Statistical Decision Functions]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statistical Decision Functions
Context triple: [Abraham Wald, notableWork, Statistical Decision Functions]
  • A. Innovations approach to detection and estimation
    "Innovations approach to detection and estimation" is a seminal work by Thomas Kailath that develops a powerful stochastic framework for solving signal detection and parameter estimation problems, particularly in control and communication systems.
  • B. Chernoff information
    Chernoff information is a measure in information theory and statistics that quantifies the exponential rate at which the error probability decays when optimally distinguishing between two probability distributions.
  • C. The Probability Approach in Econometrics
    The Probability Approach in Econometrics is Trygve Haavelmo’s landmark work that founded modern econometrics by rigorously formulating economic relationships within a probabilistic, statistical framework.
  • D. A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
    A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
  • E. Bayesian Occam factor
    The Bayesian Occam factor is a term in Bayesian model comparison that automatically penalizes overly complex models by integrating over their larger parameter spaces, thereby implementing Occam’s razor in probabilistic inference.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Statistical Decision Functions
Triple: [Abraham Wald, notableWork, Statistical Decision Functions]
Generated description
Statistical Decision Functions is a foundational work in decision theory and statistics that systematically develops the theory of optimal decision-making under uncertainty.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statistical Decision Functions
Target entity description: Statistical Decision Functions is a foundational work in decision theory and statistics that systematically develops the theory of optimal decision-making under uncertainty.
  • A. Innovations approach to detection and estimation
    "Innovations approach to detection and estimation" is a seminal work by Thomas Kailath that develops a powerful stochastic framework for solving signal detection and parameter estimation problems, particularly in control and communication systems.
  • B. Chernoff information
    Chernoff information is a measure in information theory and statistics that quantifies the exponential rate at which the error probability decays when optimally distinguishing between two probability distributions.
  • C. The Probability Approach in Econometrics
    The Probability Approach in Econometrics is Trygve Haavelmo’s landmark work that founded modern econometrics by rigorously formulating economic relationships within a probabilistic, statistical framework.
  • D. A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
    A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
  • E. Bayesian Occam factor
    The Bayesian Occam factor is a term in Bayesian model comparison that automatically penalizes overly complex models by integrating over their larger parameter spaces, thereby implementing Occam’s razor in probabilistic inference.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a8861be7148190a680937ec451a304 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb18f10e48190b2f8c64c42cc55f3 completed March 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adeaf768888190885ffa1632537445 completed March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adeb8b3d2c8190b13c03ce944f436a completed March 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adec123cc481908e55dfbe4f4da095 completed March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.