[snip]
Think of it this way -- recall is a measure of whether or not the engine
finds *all* of the relevant documents, or misses some. The definition on
the Excite page makes this a bit muddy, but if you read the whole paragraph,
it becomes clearer. Similarly, precision is a measure of whether or not the
engine *only* finds relevant documents.
Nick
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Verity Inc.
Connecting People with Information
Product Manager, Categorization and Visualization
408-542-2164; home office 408-369-1233; fax 408-541-1600
http://www.verity.com
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