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The elic_cat class is a container for the elicitation data. It is used to store the data collected during the elicitation process and their metadata.

Object elements

There are 6 elements in the elic_cat object:

  • categories: character vector with the names of the categories.

  • options: character vector with the names of the options investigated.

  • experts: numeric, indicating the maximum number of experts participating in the elicitation process for one topic.

  • topics: character vector with the names of the topics investigated.

  • data: list with the data collected during the elicitation process. The list has multiple elements, corresponding to the topics investigated.

Moreover, the object has a title attribute that binds a name to the object.