Triple
T9201181
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman H. Nie |
E220841
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Henry Nie
Norman Henry Nie was an American political scientist, social researcher, and co-creator of the SPSS statistical software package, which became a foundational tool in social science research.
|
E784261
|
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: Norman Henry Nie | Statement: [Norman H. Nie, fullName, Norman Henry Nie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Henry Nie Context triple: [Norman H. Nie, fullName, Norman Henry Nie]
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A.
Kenneth N. Taylor
Kenneth N. Taylor was an American publisher and author best known for creating the popular paraphrased Bible edition The Living Bible and for founding Tyndale House Publishers.
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B.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
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C.
William Maynard Hutchins
William Maynard Hutchins is an American translator and scholar best known for translating major works of modern Arabic literature, including Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy.
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D.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging information technologies.
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E.
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson was an American screenwriter, producer, and director known for adapting major literary works for Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Norman Henry Nie Triple: [Norman H. Nie, fullName, Norman Henry Nie]
Generated description
Norman Henry Nie was an American political scientist, social researcher, and co-creator of the SPSS statistical software package, which became a foundational tool in social science research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Henry Nie Target entity description: Norman Henry Nie was an American political scientist, social researcher, and co-creator of the SPSS statistical software package, which became a foundational tool in social science research.
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A.
Kenneth N. Taylor
Kenneth N. Taylor was an American publisher and author best known for creating the popular paraphrased Bible edition The Living Bible and for founding Tyndale House Publishers.
-
B.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
-
C.
William Maynard Hutchins
William Maynard Hutchins is an American translator and scholar best known for translating major works of modern Arabic literature, including Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy.
-
D.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging information technologies.
-
E.
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson was an American screenwriter, producer, and director known for adapting major literary works for Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
- 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_69ca83e8e9248190862cf3e41693b310 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccd9429b448190a078e9cdfedd4918 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d05c451210819091188151d799e4cb |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d05dbbe0d08190a15107c17948167f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d05e34ae6881908172770c6097a5e5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:25 p.m.