Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations

A method for providing for display an estimated relevance indicator for a result set of documents, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computer, the search query, wherein the search query includes a plurality of query terms;
• searching a database using the search query to identify a result set of documents, wherein the result set of documents are identified based on the search query;
• calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents, wherein the estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query;
• providing for display an estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score, wherein the estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query;
• determining that the estimated relevance score is less than a relevance score threshold;
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• in response to determining that the estimated relevance score is less than the relevance score threshold, providing at least one suggestion for improving the search query.

A method for displaying a visualization of a search query, the method comprising:

• providing for display, by a computer, a graphical user interface having a query input element;
• receiving a search query entered into the query input element, wherein the search query includes a plurality of query terms;
• and
• providing for display on the graphical user interface a query visualization and manipulation element including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors, wherein the plurality of nodes correspond to the plurality of query terms, wherein each connector of the plurality of connectors connects a pair of the plurality of nodes and is representative of a proximity of the corresponding query terms of the connected pair of nodes.