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 4.822T
Index Language lII, 3. a (Controlled terms. Broader terms. Coordination)
Exhaustivity of Indexing 3
Search Rule E
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in Collection
Number of Questions 77 (Subset 7)
Number of Relevant Documents 454
Generality Number 16.6
350 (Subset 2)
Coord- Documents Recall Precision Fallout
ination Retrieved Ratio Ratio
Level Rel. Non-rel. Ratio
a/a÷e a/a+b x y z
b/b+d
1 376 9,202 82.8
2 259 2,562 57.0% 3.9% 77
9.2% 37.724% 77 77
3 138 496 30.4% 9.669% 73
21.8% 77
1.872% 77
60 73 73
4 53 65 11.7%
5 18 44.0%
9 0.245% 31 63 63
6 4.0%
2 66.7%
3 0. 034%
0.4% 14 47
40.0% 47
0.0lit 3 28 28
7 0 1 O. 0%
8 0 O. 0%
1 O. 004%
O. 0% 1 17 17
9 0 O. 0% O. 004%
0 l ll II
0 6 6
10 0 0 0 1 I
FIGURE 4. 823T
Index Language III.4.a (Controlled terms. Narrower and Broader terms.
Exhauativity of Indexing 3
Search Rule E
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in Collection 350 (Subset 2)
Number of Questions 77 (Subset 7)
Number of Relevant Documents .454
Generality Number 16.8
Coordinat ion)
Coord- Documents Recall Precision Fallout
ination Retrieved Ratio Ratio
Level Ratio
Rel. Non-rel. a/a+c x y z
a]a+b b/b+d
1 394
2 9,369
276 86.8%
2,757 60.8% 4.0%
9.1% 35.354% 77
46.9% 10.405% 77 77
3 213 599 73 77
26.2% 77
2.261% 60 73 73
4 58 73
5 18 12.8%
11 44.3%
4.0% 0.276% 33 63 63
6 2 62.1%
3 0.042% 14
0.4% 47
40.0% 47
0,011% 3 28 28
7 0
8 1 0.0%
0 1 0.0%
0.0% 0.004% 1 17 17
9 0 0.0%
0 0. 004% 1 1l li
0 6 6
10 0 0 0 1 1