A method, executed by a computer, includes determining within a collection of triples, triples that have a common first entity type and a common predicate to produce similar triples, determining similar triples that have a particular second entity type to produce matching triples, counting the similar triples and the matching triples to produce a similar triple count and a matching triple count, computing probability information based on the matching triple count and the similar triple count, and processing data based on the probability information. A computer system and computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A method, executed by one or more processors, the method comprising: determining within a collection of triples, triples that have a common first entity type and a common predicate to produce similar triples; determining similar triples that have a particular second entity type to produce matching triples; counting the similar triples and the matching triples to produce a similar triple count and a matching triple count; computing probability information based on the matching triple count and the similar triple count; and processing data based on the probability information. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a confidence score for an un-typed second entity from the probability information. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the probability information is computed by dividing the matching triple count by the similar triple count. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein processing data based on the probability information comprises candidate answer generation. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein processing data based on the probability information comprises candidate answer evaluation. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage for each set of similar triples in a triple store. 8. A computer system comprising: one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising instructions to perform: determining within a collection of triples, triples that have a common first entity type and a common predicate to produce similar triples; determining similar triples that have a particular second entity type to produce matching triples; counting the similar triples and the matching triples to produce a similar triple count and a matching triple count; computing probability information based on the matching triple count and the similar triple count; and processing data based on the probability information. 9. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising determining a confidence score for an un-typed second entity from the probability information. 10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage. 11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the probability information is computed by dividing the matching triple count by the similar triple count. 12. The computer system of claim 8, wherein processing data based on the probability information comprises candidate answer generation. 13. The computer system of claim 8, wherein processing data based on the probability information comprises candidate answer evaluation. 14. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage for each set of similar triples in a triple store. 15. A computer program product comprising: one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising instructions to perform: determining within a collection of triples, triples that have a common first entity type and a common predicate to produce similar triples; determining similar triples that have a particular second entity type to produce matching triples; counting the similar triples and the matching triples to produce a similar triple count and a matching triple count; computing probability information based on the matching triple count and the similar triple count; and processing data based on the probability information. 16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising determining a confidence score for an un-typed second entity from the probability information. 17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage. 18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the probability information is computed by dividing the matching triple count by the similar triple count. 19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein processing data based on the probability information comprises candidate answer generation or candidate answer evaluation. 20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the probability information comprises a ratio or percentage for each set of similar triples in a triple store.