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. 322T
Index Language 1.6c (S.T. Synonyms, Quasi-synonyms, Word forms.
Exhausttvity of Indexing 3
Search Rule B
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in CoLlection 1,400
Number of Questions 19 (Subset 4)
Number of Relevant Documents 131
Generality Number 4.9
Coordination,
Int erfixing)
Coord - Documents Recall Precision Fallout
/nation Retrieved Ratio Ratio Ratio x y z
Level Rel. Non-tel. a]a+c a/a+b b/bed
1 12o (-) 91.8% (-) (-)
2 1o7 (-) 19 0 19
3 81.7% (-) (-)
72 1.019* 55.0% 19 0 18
6.6%* 3.850%* 18 7* 19
4 38
5 312 10.9%
14 29.0% 1.179% 17 19 19
6 25 10.7%
4 35.9%
5 0. 094%
3.1% 9 19
44.4% 19
0.019% 2 19 19
7
8 3 0 2.3% 100.0% O. 00O% 1 19 10
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FIGURE 4. 323T
Index Language I.Sc (S.T. Synonyms, Quasi-synonyms, Word forms.
Exhaustivity of Indexing 3
Search Rule B
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in Collection 1,490
Number of Questions 17 (Subset 5)
Number of Relevant Documents 109
Generality Number 4.6
Coordination. Int(
Coord- Documents Recall Precision Fallout
Inatinn R et rieved Ratio Ratio Ratio x y z
Level Rel, Non-rel. a/a+c a/a÷b b/bed
1 108 (-) 99.1% (-) (-) 17 0 17
2 lO6 (_) 97.2% (-) (-) 17 0 17
3 99 (-) 88.1% (-) (-) 17 0 17
4 75 (-) 68.8% (-) (-) 17 0 17
5 60 793 55.0% 7.0% 17 17 17
6 3. 347%
38 268 34.9% 12.4% 1.131% 15 17 17
7 18 62 16.5% 22.5% 0.262% 12 17 17
8 9 59 8.3% 13.4% 0.245% 5 17 17
9 4 8 3.7% 33.3% O. 034% 2 17 17
10 1 0 0.9% 1oo.o% 0.000% 1 17 17
11 0 0 0 17 17
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