Re: Relevancy Rating

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1998

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texte = >>I have written a sherlock plugin and want to utilize the relevance ranking>>that>>sherlock can identify. How can I create a search result that has a numeric>>relevancy given with each founditem? Sherlock looks for a 100 for 100%>>relevancy on down to 0 for least relevant.>> Unfortunately WebCatalog does not expose its relevancy information inside> [founditems], but you can fake one by assuming that the topmost items are> the most relevant, and using a little [math] with the [index] and> [numfound] to create a smooth gradient from 100% down to 0% (I guess 50% or> so would make more sense).>> Sherlock is very nice, and very easy to implement -- congrats to Apple!>> Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====I actually use the # of search terms to calculate a simple relevancy rating for our Sherlock plugin.predator = 1 word = 25%predator aliens = 2 words = 50%...4 or greater words = 100%It's not perfect (all items in a single search instance have the same relevance), but it's at least a rough measurement of overall relevance. Matching 4 words is probably more relevant than matching only 1 word in the grand scheme of things...Any chance a future version of Webcat will expose relevance inside [founditems]?-Dale ________________________ ______________________________| Dale LaFountain | mailto:dalel@dhorse.com || IT Director, WebMaster | http://www.dhorse.com/ || Dark Horse Comics, Inc.|Phone: 503-652-8815 x324 |\________________________|______________________________/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

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Relevancy Rating (Michael Scott Davis 1998)

>>I have written a sherlock plugin and want to utilize the relevance ranking>>that>>sherlock can identify. How can I create a search result that has a numeric>>relevancy given with each founditem? Sherlock looks for a 100 for 100%>>relevancy on down to 0 for least relevant.>> Unfortunately WebCatalog does not expose its relevancy information inside> [founditems], but you can fake one by assuming that the topmost items are> the most relevant, and using a little [math] with the [index] and> [numfound] to create a smooth gradient from 100% down to 0% (I guess 50% or> so would make more sense).>> Sherlock is very nice, and very easy to implement -- congrats to Apple!>> Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====I actually use the # of search terms to calculate a simple relevancy rating for our Sherlock plugin.predator = 1 word = 25%predator aliens = 2 words = 50%...4 or greater words = 100%It's not perfect (all items in a single search instance have the same relevance), but it's at least a rough measurement of overall relevance. Matching 4 words is probably more relevant than matching only 1 word in the grand scheme of things...Any chance a future version of Webcat will expose relevance inside [founditems]?-Dale ________________________ ______________________________| Dale LaFountain | mailto:dalel@dhorse.com || IT Director, WebMaster | http://www.dhorse.com/ || Dark Horse Comics, Inc.|Phone: 503-652-8815 x324 |\________________________|______________________________/ Dale LaFountain

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Re: Relevancy Rating

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