Ecommerce recommendation diversity audit calculator

Calculate distinct product IDs / recommendation slots and repeated product slots beyond first occurrence with your own figures.

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Use distinct product IDs / recommendation slots and repeated product slots beyond first occurrence to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Recommendation slots in rank order: product ID, brand, category
P1,BrandA,Dress P2,BrandA,Shoe P3,BrandB,Dress P1,BrandA,Dress
Entered maximum acceptable brand slot share (%)
50
Distinct product IDs / recommendation slots (%)
75
Repeated product slots beyond first occurrence
1
Distinct brands
2
Distinct categories
2
Brand slot-share concentration HHI
0.625
Largest brand slot share (%)
75
Brands exceeding entered share threshold
BrandA

Try another scenario

Recommendation slots in rank order: product ID, brand, category
P1,BrandA,Dress P2,BrandA,Shoe P3,BrandB,Dress P4,BrandC,Bag
Entered maximum acceptable brand slot share (%)
50
Distinct product IDs / recommendation slots (%)
100
Repeated product slots beyond first occurrence
0
Distinct brands
3
Distinct categories
3
Brand slot-share concentration HHI
0.375
Largest brand slot share (%)
50
Brands exceeding entered share threshold
None
Calculation method

Calculation method

Distinct product IDs / recommendation slots (%)

Distinct supplied product IDs/slot count×100.

Repeated product slots beyond first occurrence

Slots−distinct IDs; duplicate IDs with conflicting brand/category metadata are rejected.

Distinct brands

Count supplied brand labels.

Distinct categories

Count supplied category labels.

Brand slot-share concentration HHI

Sum squared brand proportions over every recommendation slot, including repeated products.

Largest brand slot share (%)

Maximum brand slot count/slot count×100.

Brands exceeding entered share threshold

List brands whose slot share strictly exceeds the supplied threshold; no automatic recommendation changes are made.

Symbols and units
a
Recommendation slots in rank order: product ID, brand, category
b
Entered maximum acceptable brand slot share (%)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A provided-list diversity and repetition audit. HHI is a descriptive concentration score, not a quality, fairness, relevance or personalization guarantee.
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Further reading

Google Merchant Center: product-data terminology and consistency background ↗

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