{ "Contributors": [ "Giannis Karamanolakis" ], "Source": [ "ag_news" ], "URL": [ "http://www.di.unipi.it/~gulli/AG_corpus_of_news_articles.html" ], "Categories": [ "Text Categorization" ], "Reasoning": [], "Definition": [ "In this task, you are given a news article. Your task is to classify the article to one out of the four topics 'World', 'Sports', 'Business', 'Sci/Tech' if the article's main topic is relevant to the world, sports, business, and science/technology, correspondingly. If you are not sure about the topic, choose the closest option. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]." ], "Input_language": [ "English" ], "Output_language": [ "English" ], "Instruction_language": [ "English" ], "Domains": [ "News" ], "Positive Examples": [ { "input": "Comets, Asteroids and Planets around a Nearby Star (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A nearby star thought to harbor comets and asteroids now appears to be home to planets, too. The presumed worlds are smaller than Jupiter and could be as tiny as Pluto, new observations suggest.", "output": "Sci/Tech", "explanation": "The topic of the news article is relevant to science(astronomy). Hence, the label is 'Sci/Tech'." }, { "input": "Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums.", "output": "Business", "explanation": "The topic of the news article is relevant to business(stock prices). Hence, the label is 'Business'." }, { "input": "Russian FM meets with Katsav Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Monday with Israeli #39;s President Moshe Katsav as part of his first tour of the region to discuss, among other topics, a collaboration between the two countries in combating terrorism.", "output": "World", "explanation": "This news article is about nation leaders meating, so the news is about \"World\"." }, { "input": "Murtagh a stickler for success Northeastern field hockey coach Cheryl Murtagh doesn't want the glare of the spotlight that shines on her to detract from a team that has been the America East champion for the past three years and has been to the NCAA tournament 13 times.", "output": "Sports", "explanation": "The news is about a hockey, so the category is Sports." } ], "Negative Examples": [ { "input": "Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key piece of evidence in the high-profile case.", "output": "Business", "explanation": "The topic of the news article is relevant to sports. The label that is provided ('Sci/Tech') is wrong and should instead be 'Sports'." }, { "input": "Iraq's Al-Yawer Vows Kurd Rebel Crackdown (AP) AP - Iraq's interim president promised on Monday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacking into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response.", "output": "Busines", "explanation": "The topic of the news article is relevant to world issues. However, the label of the article, 'Business', is wrong. The right label is 'World'." } ], "Instances": [ { "id": "task379-6c55c0df5ad94cc7b513cc68b6fa5a52", "input": "Fidelity closing fund to new investors Fidelity Investments will close its fast-growing \\$17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25. The fund, managed by William Bower, grew to assets of \\$18.7 billion as of Oct. 8. It had a year-to-date return of 6.8 percent through the same date. The fund assets, including investor inflows and asset appreciation, grew from ...", "output": [ "Business" ] }, { "id": "task379-5cdfa557992c40aeb053f34bbec85c0f", "input": "Phelps Gets Five Golds, Then Steps Aside ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps doesn't mind making history while sitting in the stands. The man who dominated the attention at the Olympic pool gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker...", "output": [ "World" ] }, { "id": "task379-052feb2c72f24738a733be8d985d0bb5", "input": "The Higher Price of Economic Growth Last month, wholesale prices posted their biggest increase in 14 years, the Labor Dept. reported on Nov. 16. The Producer Price Index, a gauge of prices received by farms, factories, and refineries, rose 1.7, nearly twice as high as forecasted.", "output": [ "Business" ] }, { "id": "task379-da20a0c17a4c4dae9d4427cd75ee59ec", "input": "Understanding Aviation There are those few uninformed that spread ill will about commercial aviation. As is the case in just about anything, people who have no understanding of something love to pick it apart. I'm sure we all know someone who refuses to fly. Their reasons most likely include \"I just don't feel safe on those things.\" The fact is, really, that airline travel is exceedingly safe, and becoming ever safer. I will try to explain exactly why this is. I'd also like to introduce general aviation, and relate what I know about the future of air travel. It is a sad fact that the general public knows very little about aviation, and yet has so much to say about it.", "output": [ "Sci/Tech" ] }, { "id": "task379-b124c78530d647ffa70a13bfe3dcfc01", "input": "Gates: Microsoft Launches MSN Music In Eight New Nations Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) launched its MSN music download service in eight new European countries on Thursday. 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Subaru team leader Petter Solberg has won the Rally Italia Sardinia today Sunday, dominating the event from the outset, and eventually taking the honours by 2 minutes 7.9 seconds.", "output": [ "Sports" ] }, { "id": "task379-441012a3afc04d4392bb9527182138ec", "input": "LA Firm agrees to buy Harrah #39;s, Caesars properties LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles-based investment firm has agreed to buy four properties from Las Vegas-based Caesars and Harrah #39;s Entertainment for a total of 1-point-24 (b) billion dollars.", "output": [ "Business" ] }, { "id": "task379-c5c5d0090386423b982505cdc94efbb5", "input": "Italian deputies drowned out in mobile phone clampdown: report (AFP) AFP - Thwarted so far in his attempts to clamp down on mobile telephone use among deputies, the speaker of the Italian parliament has hit upon a sophisticated way of getting tough, a weekly newspaper reported.", "output": [ "Sci/Tech" ] }, { "id": "task379-1b257480c16948b9b4dd77af7e1118d1", "input": "US Auto Sales Decline 12; Chrysler Gains Share (Update1) US auto sales declined 12 percent to 1.43 million vehicles in August, as near-record gasoline prices hurt demand. 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