Table 1.
Search results | Relevant citations | Irrelevant citations |
---|---|---|
Citations retrieved by search | a | b |
Citations not retrieved by search | c | d |
Formulae | ||
Sensitivity (recall) = a/(a + c) Specificity = d/(b + d) Precision = a/(a + b) Accuracy = (a + d)/(a + b + c + d) Number Needed to Read = 1/Precision |