module

Edits::JaroWinkler

Jaro-Winkler similarity measure.

When Jaro similarity exceeds a threshold, the Winkler extension adds additional weighting if a common prefix exists.

See also:

Constants

WINKLER_PREFIX_WEIGHT = 0.1

Prefix scaling factor for jaro-winkler metric. Default is 0.1 Should not exceed 0.25 or metric range will leave 0..1

WINKLER_THRESHOLD = 0.7

Threshold for boosting Jaro with Winkler prefix multiplier. Default is 0.7

Class methods

distance(str1, str2, threshold = WINKLER_THRESHOLD, weight = WINKLER_PREFIX_WEIGHT) : Float

Calculate Jaro-Winkler distance, where 0 is an exact match and 1 is no similarity.

Dw = 1 - similarity

JaroWinkler.distance "information", "informant"
# => 0.05858585858585863
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similarity(str1, str2, threshold = WINKLER_THRESHOLD, weight = WINKLER_PREFIX_WEIGHT) : Float

Calculate Jaro-Winkler similarity, where 1 is an exact match and 0 is no similarity.

Sw = Sj + (l * p * (1 - Sj))

Where Sj is Jaro, l is prefix length, and p is prefix weight

JaroWinkler.similarity("information", "informant")
# => 0.9414141414141414

NOTE: not a true distance metric, fails to satisfy triangle inequality.

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