A Fast Procedure for the Calculation of Similarity Coefficients in Automatic Classification.

Willett, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ246034

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Publication Date: 1981

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A Fast Procedure for the Calculation of Similarity Coefficients in Automatic Classification.

Willett, Peter

Information Processing and Management, v17 n2 p53-60 1981

Describes a fast algorithm for comparing the lists of terms representing documents in automatic classification experiments. Complexity and running time for the algorithm are compared to other procedures, and a short algol-like routine is presented in the appendix. Eight references are included. (Author/BK)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Documentation, Government Publications, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Mathematical Formulas, Research Methodology, Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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