CRANV2
Aslib Cranfield Research Project: Factors Determining the Performance of Indexing Systems: Volume 2
Supplementary tests and results
chapter
Cyril Cleverdon
Michael Keen
Cranfield
An investigation supported by a grant to Aslib by the National Science Foundation.
Use, reproduction, or publication, in whole or in part, is permitted for any purpose of the United States Government.
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FIGURE 6.17T
Exhaustivity of Indexing
Search Rule B
Document Relevance 1-4
Number of Documents 1400
Number of Questions 19 {Subset 4)
Number of Relevant Documents 131
Generality Number 4.9
Coordination Level 4
Figure Index Language Documents Recall Precision Fallout x y z
Retrieved Ratio Ratio Ratio
Rel. Non-rel.
4.300T I.l.a 37 127 28.2% 22.6% 0.480% 15 19 19
4.310T I. 1. b (Partitioning) 26 75 19.6% 25, 7% 0.283% 12 19 19
4.320T I.I.c (Interfixing) 25 54 19.1% 31.6% 0.204%i 12 19 19
4.330T I, 1,d (Interfixing & 16 36 12.2% 30.8% 0.136%1 10 19 19
Partitioning)
FIGURE 6.18T
Exhaustivity of Indexing
Search Rule B
Document Relevance 1-4
Number of Documents 1400
Number of Questions 19 (Subset 4)
Number of Relevant Documents 131
Generality Number 4.9
Coordination Level 4
Figure Index Language Documents Recall Precision Fallout x y z
Retrieved Ratio Ratio Ratio
Rel. Non-rel.
4.302T 1.6.a 56 765 44.3% 7.0% 2.890% 19 19 19
4.312T I. 6.b (Partitioning) 39 321 29.8% 10.8% 1.213% 16 19 19
4.322T I. 6. c (Interfixing) 38 312 29.0% lO.9% 1.179% 17 19 19
4.332T 1.6.d (Interfixing & 27 148 20.6% 15.4% 0.559% 12 19 19
Partitioning)