In the previous two types, either there are no labels for all the observations in the dataset or labels are present for all the observations. Semi-supervised learning falls in between these two. In many practical situations, the cost of labeling is quite high, since it requires skilled human experts to do that. So, if labels are absent in the majority of the observations, but present in a few, then semi-supervised algorithms are the best candidates for the model building. 

Speech analysis is one example of a semi-supervised learning model. Labeling audio files is very costly and requires a very high level of human effort. Applying semi-supervised learning models can really help to improve traditional speech analytic models.

In this class of algorithms, also based on the output predicted, which may be categorical or continuous, the algorithm family could be regression or classification.