How are skipped documents or those coded as neutral treated when calculating the elusion rate?

The elusion rate is a metric that helps in assessing the effectiveness of document review processes, particularly in legal and compliance contexts. Skipped documents or those coded as neutral are generally treated as relevant documents when calculating the elusion rate because they can still contribute valuable insights regarding the overall review process, even if they do not fall into the strictly relevant or irrelevant categories.

When skipped documents or neutral codes are counted as relevant, it ensures that the calculations reflect an accurate picture of how many documents were potentially overlooked or misclassified during review. This approach allows for a more comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the review efforts and helps in optimizing future document analyses.

By treating these documents as relevant, organizations can identify areas for improvement and better understand the implications of their review strategies. Neglecting these documents or classifying them as irrelevant (which is typically not how they're treated in analyses focusing on completeness and thoroughness) would misrepresent the review's breadth and could lead to a false sense of confidence in the accuracy of the results.