Factoring in size of a corpus
¡ Look at how P/R or Sn/Sp varies
as a function of rank:
¡ Choose a number of different
ranks and calculate P/R or
Sn/Sp
l Correspond to vertical lines on
graphs at right
l Plot Sn vs. 1-Sp to get points for
ROC curve.  Interpolate curve.
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n
1
Rank
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