Search Result Visualization for Preserving Score Distribution Information

A system comprising;

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory, the memory storing instructions, which when executed cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a query;
• generate a score for each of a plurality of results to the query;
• cluster the plurality of results into a plurality of clusters based on a deviation from a statistical measure of a distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results;
• arrange the plurality of clusters based on the deviation from the statistical measure of the distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results;
• apply a visualization to the plurality of results based on the plurality of clusters;
• and
• provide instructions to render the plurality of results with the visualization.

A method comprising:

• receiving a query;
• responsive to the query, clustering a plurality of results, returned based on the query, into a plurality of clusters based on a deviation from a statistical measure of a distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results;
• arranging the plurality of clusters based on the deviation from the statistical measure of the distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results;
• applying a first visualization to the plurality of results based on the statistical measure of the distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results and a threshold score associated with the cluster of the plurality of clusters;
• applying a second visualization to results associated with a cluster of the plurality of clusters, based on the statistical measure of the distribution of scores associated with the plurality of results, to distinguish between the results associated with the cluster;
• and
• providing instructions to render the plurality of results with the first and second visualization.