Re[2]: [tied] Middle English Plurals

At 6:21:30 AM on Thursday, January 8, 2004, alexandru_mg3
wrote:

I had written that

>> the classification of samples and development of criteria
>> proceed simultaneously, each influencing the other.

> Of course that your affirmation is 'generally' true. I
> FULLY agree that our understanding or our definition of a
> concept can evolved too, but as result we will have next
> to this other classifications (more refined or not
> etc..)...

> But your afirmation is wrong in one point: THEY DO NOT
> "proceed simultaneously" ('circular explanation'), but one
> after the other.

> It is obvious that you need a pre-existing criteria (inner
> definition of the concept) on your first trial to make the
> first grouping

It may be obvious, but it's wrong. The initial grouping may
be determined entirely by what is found in the data. I
speak from experience.

Brian