By detecting and grouping near-duplicates, Equivio enables the coherent, systematic review of each set of similar documents discovered in the document repository. The benefits are immediate and concrete:
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Cost: reducing effort in document analysis. The random review of near-duplicate content wastefully consumes work effort. This wasted effort can be dramatically reduced by detection of near-duplicates. Rather than reading each of the documents from beginning-to-end, the analyst can read just one of the documents in a given near-duplicate set - for the others, she can just review the differences.
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Time: enabling time-sensitive activities that were too large or complex to perform when the data was not discriminated. This is especially critical in situations with short time windows. In cases where time does not allow review of all the material, Equivio facilitates the prioritization of document review by allowing the user to read just one of the documents in each near-duplicate set.
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Risk: the detection of near-duplicates reduces the risk of errors: Firstly, the grouping of near-duplicates enables a coherent review process, and ensures people focus only on the relevant, value-added information they need. Secondly, near-duplicate groupings ensure consistent treatment of like documents.
