19 Oct 2004
CS 5244: Library Evaluation
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Pre-Test Probability of Relevance =
(TP+FN) / (TP+FP+FN+TN)
(in this case = prevalence)
Specificity
=
TN / (FP+TN)
Sensitivity
=
TP / (TP+FN)
All documents =
TP+FP+FN+TN
 All non-relevant
 All Relevant
 
Negative Predictive Value
=
TN / (FN+TN)
 All with Negative Test
FN+TN
True Negative
(TN)
False Negative
(FN)
 -
Positive Predictive Value
=
TP / (TP+FP)
 All with Positive Test
TP+FP
False Positive
(FP)
True Positive
(TP)
 + 
Test (System)
 -
 +
 
Relevant
 
Sensitivity, specificity,
 positive and negative predictive value