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Main Authors: Talburt, John R., Mohammed, Muzakkiruddin Ahmed, Cakmak, Mert Can, Mohammed, Onais Khan, Mohammed, Mahboob Khan, Syed, Khizer, Claasssens, Leon
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02824
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author Talburt, John R.
Mohammed, Muzakkiruddin Ahmed
Cakmak, Mert Can
Mohammed, Onais Khan
Mohammed, Mahboob Khan
Syed, Khizer
Claasssens, Leon
author_facet Talburt, John R.
Mohammed, Muzakkiruddin Ahmed
Cakmak, Mert Can
Mohammed, Onais Khan
Mohammed, Mahboob Khan
Syed, Khizer
Claasssens, Leon
contents This paper describes a new process and software system, the Case Count Metric System (CCMS), for systematically comparing and analyzing the outcomes of two different ER clustering processes acting on the same dataset when the true linking (labeling) is not known. The CCMS produces a set of counts that describe how the clusters produced by the first process are transformed by the second process based on four possible transformation scenarios. The transformations are that a cluster formed in the first process either remains unchanged, merges into a larger cluster, is partitioned into smaller clusters, or otherwise overlaps with multiple clusters formed in the second process. The CCMS produces a count for each of these cases, accounting for every cluster formed in the first process. In addition, when run in analysis mode, the CCMS program can assist the user in evaluating these changes by displaying the details for all changes or only for certain types of changes. The paper includes a detailed description of the CCMS process and program and examples of how the CCMS has been applied in university and industry research.
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spellingShingle Case Count Metric for Comparative Analysis of Entity Resolution Results
Talburt, John R.
Mohammed, Muzakkiruddin Ahmed
Cakmak, Mert Can
Mohammed, Onais Khan
Mohammed, Mahboob Khan
Syed, Khizer
Claasssens, Leon
Databases
This paper describes a new process and software system, the Case Count Metric System (CCMS), for systematically comparing and analyzing the outcomes of two different ER clustering processes acting on the same dataset when the true linking (labeling) is not known. The CCMS produces a set of counts that describe how the clusters produced by the first process are transformed by the second process based on four possible transformation scenarios. The transformations are that a cluster formed in the first process either remains unchanged, merges into a larger cluster, is partitioned into smaller clusters, or otherwise overlaps with multiple clusters formed in the second process. The CCMS produces a count for each of these cases, accounting for every cluster formed in the first process. In addition, when run in analysis mode, the CCMS program can assist the user in evaluating these changes by displaying the details for all changes or only for certain types of changes. The paper includes a detailed description of the CCMS process and program and examples of how the CCMS has been applied in university and industry research.
title Case Count Metric for Comparative Analysis of Entity Resolution Results
topic Databases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02824