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 4.900T
Index Language IV. 1. a
Exhaustivity of Indexing Tit!e only
Search Rule A
Document Relevance i - 4
Number of Documents in Collection
Number of Questions 42 (Subset 2)
Number of Relevant Documents 198
Generality Number 23.6
(Single terms. Natural language. Coordination)
200
Coord- Documents
ination Retrieved I
Rel. Non-re1. x y z
155 1,902 I Recall Precision
Ratio Fallout
Level a/a+c Ratio
a/a+b Ratio
b]b+d
1
2 78.3% 7.5% 23.169% 42 o 42
3 108 463
58 54.5%
76 18.9%
29.3% 5.045%
43.3% 40 42 42
4 0. 927% 32 42 42
5 26 15 13.1%
7.6% 63.4% 0.183% 16 41 41
6 15 3
6 0 83.3%
3.0% lOO. 0% 0. 037% 9 39 39
7 o. 000% 3 33 33
8 3 O
0 1.5% 1 oo. 0% o. 000% 1
o 27 27
9 O
0 0 o 18 18
lO 0 I1 11
11 0
0 o
o 7 7
12 0
0 0 o 3 3
1 1
FIGURE 4.901T
Index Language iV. 2.a (Single terms.
Exhaustivity of Indexing Title only
Search Rule A
Document Relevance 1 - 4
Number of Documents in CoLlection 200
Number of Questions 42 (Subset 2)
Number of Relevant Documents 198
Generality Number 23.6
Word forms. Coordination)
Coord- Documents
ination Recall
Retrieved Precision Fallout
Level Rel. Non-rel. Ratio
a/a+c Ratio
a/a+b Ratio
b]bed x y z
1 159 2,0t7
2 111 80.3%
512 7.3% 24. 592% 42 0 42
3 65 56.1%
94 17.8%
32.8% 6.242%
40.9% 40
1.146% 42 42
34 42 42
4 29 18
5 17 14.6% 61.7%
8.6% 0.210% 16 41 41
6 4
7 0 81.0%
3.5% 0. 049%
100.0% 12
0. 000% 39 39
3 33 33
7 3 0
8 0 1.5% I00.0%
0 0. 000% 1
o 27 27
9 0 0 18 18
0 11 11
1o 0 0
II 0 0 0 7 7
12 0 0 0 3 3
0 1 1