CRANV2
Aslib Cranfield Research Project: Factors Determining the Performance of Indexing Systems: Volume 2
Main test results
chapter
Cyril Cleverdon
Michael Keen
Cranfield
An investigation supported by a grant to Aslib by the National Science Foundation.
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FIGURE 4. 104T
Index Language I. 6. a (S. T. Synonym[OCRerr]. Quasi-synonyms, Word ft,rn[OCRerr]s.Coordination)
Exhauatlvlty of Indexing 3
Search RLde A
Document HeJevance I - 4
Number of Document8 in Collection 1,400
Number of Questions 221 (Sub[OCRerr]et 3)
Number of Relevant Documente I, 590
aeneraIRy Number 5.1
Coord- Dochmente
ination Recall Precision
Ratio Fallout
Level Retrieved
Rel. Non-rel. l[OCRerr]atio
a/a+c Ratio
a/a+b b/b+d x y z
1 1,557 (-)
2 1,430 97.9% (_) (.)
l!G. 374[OCRerr] 221 0 221
3 1,165 45, I0i* 89.9% 1.2[OCRerr]*
73.3% 37.783%*
2. 5%* 14. 643%* 221 44* 221
218
4 648 109" 220
lb. 373[OCRerr]
5 503 8. 895[OCRerr] 53.3% 4.4%* 206 142" 212
295 3,674= 31.6% 5.005%*
6 5.4%*
18.6% 7. 17.* 2.8887.*
I. 257%* 160 177" 107
119
7 101 161" 164
1,136
6 72 10.1%
344 12.4% 83 140 140
24 4,5%
82 17.3% 0.369%
9 1.5% 0.112%
22.6% 54
0.027% 105 105
I0 25 78 78
11 6 18
0 0.4%
l 25.0% 12 52 52
0 0.0%
0 O. 0% 0.006%
12 O. 0003% I 32 32
13 0 15
0 15
14 0
0 0 8 8
15 O
0 0 0 4 4
0 3 3
FIGURE 4. 105P
PLOT OF RESULTS FOR INDEX LANGUAGES I. I. a L 2. a
L 3. a L 5. a AND L 6. a FOR 221 QUESTIONS ON 1400
DOCUNLE NT COLLECTION
30 35 40 45 50 55
% PIAECISION
A Language l. la
Z-N. Langauge 1.2a
/:J Language 1.36
[OCRerr]- Language 1.8a
O Language 1.66
60 65 70 75
80 85
oo 95