Creating the classification file

This brief walkthrough provides an overview of how Classified helps you evaluate classification schemes.

The first step is to create the classification file. In the example here, the file is being created Windows Notepad. You can use any text editor or word processing program. Just remember to save the results as a text (.TXT) file. Text editors like Notepad do this by default, but in word processing programs you should use the 'Save As...' option on the File menu.

The text file has a very simple format - each category (for example, 'Fish') must be enclosed in square brackets, and the file must finish with an [end] statement. Items underneath each category belong within the category - so Cod, Haddock and Plaice belong to the category 'Fish'.

You can also add comments to the file. Classified ignores any line beginning with a semi-colon.

The maximum number of categories is 20.

Category name and item names can contain any character except a comma. The reason for this restriction is that when you carry out an evaluation, the results are saved in a comma-delimited values (CSV) file. Additional commas in such a file would mean that the information would not be correctly formatted. If you do use commas, Classified simply removes them.

Once you have finished creating your classification scheme, you should save and close the file.

You can now import the file into Classified...


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