It is somehow not recommended to convert scores to percentages. http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/ScoresAsPercentages
> When using lucene to search documents, the results have a > score based on their relativity to the search term. Inside > lucene, the score > percentage is calculated as a percentage of the maximum > score achieved. > > Assume we are searching for Amr ElAdawy > > We get results like the following along with the score: > Omar ElAdawy --> 1.6 > Amro ElAdawy --> 1.9 > Amir Adawi --> 1.3 > > > With no exact match. Then the percentage will be calculated > relative to the > highest score ( despite the fact that it is not exact > match). So the > percentage will be: > > Omar ElAdawy --> 84.21% > Amro ElAdawy --> 100% > Amir Adawi --> 68.42% > > > I need to change that, so the percentage will be relative > to the exact match > score. And will be something like that (assuming the > Matching result score > is 3): > > Omar ElAdawy --> 53.33% > Amro ElAdawy --> 63.33% > Amir Adawi --> 43.33% > > > using lucene 2.9.4 > > Regards, > Amr ElAdawy > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/Search-Score-percentage-Should-not-be-relative-to-the-highest-score-tp2183420p2183420.html > Sent from the Lucene - Java Users mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
