using Solr Specification Version: 4.0.0.2011.08.09.11.02.13 While trying understand scoring I noticed that "boost" is intermittently displayed in the explain. For example, using edismax and the query string is "q=Starbucks&qf=name.search name^2" my first result has the boost explicitly listed in the explain as "2.0=boost". When I change the boost to 20, however, I no longer see the boost listed. Should "boost" be displayed in both cases? Any help understanding this behavior would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Boost of 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- f278968e-b2c6-4bbd-8e69-85ab938fa554: " 8.609146 = (MATCH) max of: 8.609146 = (MATCH) weight(name:starbucks^2.0 in 163) [DefaultSimilarity], result of: 8.609146 = score(doc=163,freq=1.0 = termFreq=1 ), product of: 0.99999994 = queryWeight, product of: 2.0 = boost 8.609147 = idf(docFreq=8644, maxDocs=17433139) 0.05807776 = queryNorm 8.609147 = fieldWeight in 163, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1 8.609147 = idf(docFreq=8644, maxDocs=17433139) 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=163) 4.278918 = (MATCH) weight(name.search:starbuck in 163) [DefaultSimilarity], result of: 4.278918 = score(doc=163,freq=1.0 = termFreq=1 ), product of: 0.49850774 = queryWeight, product of: 8.583453 = idf(docFreq=8869, maxDocs=17433139) 0.05807776 = queryNorm 8.583453 = fieldWeight in 163, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1 8.583453 = idf(docFreq=8869, maxDocs=17433139) 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=163) " Boost of 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- f278968e-b2c6-4bbd-8e69-85ab938fa554: " 8.609147 = (MATCH) max of: 8.609147 = (MATCH) weight(name:starbucks^20.0 in 163) [DefaultSimilarity], result of: 8.609147 = fieldWeight in 163, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1 8.609147 = idf(docFreq=8644, maxDocs=17433139) 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=163) 0.42789182 = (MATCH) weight(name.search:starbuck in 163) [DefaultSimilarity], result of: 0.42789182 = score(doc=163,freq=1.0 = termFreq=1 ), product of: 0.049850777 = queryWeight, product of: 8.583453 = idf(docFreq=8869, maxDocs=17433139) 0.0058077765 = queryNorm 8.583453 = fieldWeight in 163, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1 8.583453 = idf(docFreq=8869, maxDocs=17433139) 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=163) " -- View this message in context: http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/Why-is-boost-not-always-listed-in-explain-when-debug-is-on-tp3247505p3247505.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.