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 4.404T
Index Language I. 1. a (S. T. Natural language. Coordination)
Exhauativ[OCRerr]ty of Indexing 2
Search Rule A
Documem Relevance i - 4
Number of Documents in CoLlection 200 (Subset 1)
Number of Questions 42 (Subset 2)
Number of Relevant Documents 198
Generality Number 23.6
Coord- Documents HecaLl Precision FaLlout
ination Retrieved Ratio Ratio Ratio x y z
Level Rel. Non-tel. a/a+e ala+b b/b+d
I 186 3,401 93.9% 5.2% 40.488% 42 42 42
2 157 1,605 79.3% 8.9% 10.566% 42 42 42
3 120 582 60.6% 17.1% "/.096% 40 42 42
4 81 164 40.9% 33.1% 2. 000% 32 41 41
5 39 46 19.7% 45.9% 0.561% 20 39 39
6 22 10 tl.l% 68.8% 0.122% 12 33 33
7 1O I 5.1% 90.9% 0.O12% 3 27 27
8 3 0 1.5% too. o% o. 000% 2 16
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FIGURE 4.405T
Index Language I.l.a (S.T. Natural language. Coordination)
Ex.haustivity of Indexing 1
Search Rule A
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in Collection 200 (Subset 1}
Number of Questions 42 (Subset 2)
Number of Relevant Documents 198
Generality Number 23.8
Coord- Documents Recall Precision Fallout
Ination Retrieved Ratio Ratio Ratio x y g
Level Rel. Non-tel. ala+c a/a+b b/b.+d
I 175 2.426 88.4% 6.7% 28.880% 42 42 42
2 132 942 68.7% 12.3% 11.495% 42 42 42
3 96 240 48.5% 29.0% 2.926% 35 42 42
4 50 63 25.3% 44.2% 0.768% 25 41 41
5 24 17 12.i% 58.5% 0.207% 13 39 39
6 15 2 7.6% 86.2% 0.024% 6 33 33
7 6 0 3.0% lOO. O% 27 27
IOO.O% 0.000% 3
8 1 C 0.5% 0.000% I 18
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