What is the best algorithm to summarize reports?

Ray Islam, PhD
1 min readFeb 5, 2023

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There is no single best algorithm for summarizing reports, as the effectiveness of a summarization algorithm depends on several factors, including the type and length of the report, the desired length of the summary, and the trade-off between detail and concision. However, there are several commonly used summarization algorithms that may work well for different use cases:

  1. Extractive Summarization: This approach selects the most important sentences from the original text to form the summary.
  2. Abstractive Summarization: This approach generates new phrases and sentences that summarize the meaning of the original text.
  3. Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA): This approach uses singular value decomposition (SVD) to identify patterns in the relationships between terms and concepts in the text.
  4. TextRank: This approach is based on the PageRank algorithm and uses a graph-based representation of the text to rank the importance of sentences.
  5. Gensim summarization: This approach is based on the TextRank algorithm and provides a pre-trained model for summarization.

Ultimately, the best algorithm for summarizing reports will depend on your specific use case and the type of text you are working with. It is a good idea to experiment with different algorithms and choose the one that provides the most accurate and concise summary for your particular scenario.

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Ray Islam, PhD
Ray Islam, PhD

Written by Ray Islam, PhD

PhD in ML | AI Scientist | Professor | Author | Speaker | Reviewer: ICLR; RESS; JPHM | Member: AAAI | Marquis Who's Who | PhD | MASc | MSc | MBA | BSc. Eng.

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