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. 820T
Index Language III. 1 .a (Controlled terms. Basic terms.
Exhausttvity of Indexing 3
Search Rule E
Document Relevance I - 4
Number of Documents in CoLlection 350 (Subset 2)
Number of Questions 77 (Subset 7)
Number of Relevant Documents 454
Generality Number 16.8
Coordination}
Coord- Documents Recall
ination Precision
Retrieved Fallout
Ratio
Level Bel. Non-rel. Ratio
a/a+c Ratio
a/a+b x
b/b+d y z
1 361 6,320
2 231 79.5% 5.4%
1.413 50.9% 23.849% 77 77 77
3 109 289 14.1%
24.0% 5.333%
27.4% 73
1.091% 77 77
54 73 73
4 40 31
5 13 8.8%
6 56.3%
2.9% 0.117% 23 63 63
6 0 2 58.4%
0.0% 0.023%
0.0% 9
0.008% 47 47
1 28 28
7 0 1
8 0.0%
0 1 0.0%
o.o% 0.004% 1 17 17
9 0 0 0.0% 0.004% l 11 11
0 6 6
10 0 0 0 1 1
FIGURE 4. 821T
Index Language Ill. 2.a (Controlled terms. Narrower terms.
Exhausttvity of Indexing 3
Search Rule E
Document Relevance I - 4
Number of Documents in Collection 350 (Subset 2)
Number of Questions 77 (Subset 7)
Number of Relevant Documents 454
GeneraLity Number 16.8
Coordination)
Coord- Documents
Ination RecaLl Precision
Ratio Fallout
Level Retrieved
Rel. Non-rel. a/a+c Ratio
a/a+b Ratio
b/b+d x y z
1 377
2 d,762
245 83.0%
54.0% 5.3% 77 77 77
24.9% 13.6% 25.516%
3 1,554
113 335 25.2% 5.865% 73 77 77
4 1. 284%
46 54 73 73
5 35
13 10.1% 56.8%
2.9% 0.132% 25 63 63
6 6
0 2 o. 0% 68.4%
o. 0% 0.023% 9 47 47
7 o. 008% 1
0 28 28
8 1
0 O. 0% O. 0%
O. 0% O. 004% i 17 17
9 1
0 0 O, 0% O. 004% 1 11 11
10 0
0 6 6
0
0 1 I