# Why the score in Elasticsearch is different if the data is same in two records **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 31, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613 "2015-07-31T05:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vaniaravinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7993a0/32.png) [@vaniaravinda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaniaravinda)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/1 "2015-07-31T05:51:55Z")
Hi, Can someone let me know how the score is calculating. I'm having two records with the same data. Please find below. PUT titles/title/1 {"title": "SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE","composers": "perry"} PUT titles/title/15 {"title": "SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE","composesr": "perry"} In output the score is showing different. Please find below result. "total": 11, "max\_score": 2.2053034, "hits": [ { "\_index": "titles", "\_type": "title", "\_id": "1", "\_score": 2.2053034, "\_source": { "title": "SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE", "composers": "perry" } }, { "\_index": "titles", "\_type": "title", "\_id": "15", "\_score": 0.003336221, "\_source": { "title": "SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE", "composesr": "perry" } } ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/2 "2015-07-31T06:42:41Z")
How many shards in your index? What does your query look like? ---
**Author:** ![vaniaravinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7993a0/32.png) [@vaniaravinda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaniaravinda)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/3 "2015-07-31T09:19:22Z")
Hi @warkolm, I didn't mention the no of shreds at the time of indexing. So it is taking default 5 shreds. Thanks, Vani Aravinda ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/4 "2015-08-01T05:09:08Z")
How many docs in the index. What does your query look like. ---
**Author:** ![vaniaravinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7993a0/32.png) [@vaniaravinda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaniaravinda)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/5 "2015-08-03T06:00:38Z")
Hi @warkolm, My query is as below. POST titles/title/\_search { "from" : 0, "size" : 20, "query" : { "filtered" : { "query" : { "query\_string" : { "query" : "((title:"same old song and dance"^100 OR (title:same~0.8 AND title:old~0.8 AND title:song~0.8 AND title:and~0.8 AND title:dance~0.8)^50 OR (title:same~0.5 AND title:old~0.5 AND title:song~0.5 AND title:and~0.5 AND TITLE:dance~0.5)^10)^500 AND (composers:"perry" OR composers:"tallarico" OR composers:"perry tallarico"~2^2))^100 OR (title:"same old song and dance"^100 OR (title:same~0.8 AND title:old~0.8 AND title:song~0.8 AND title:and~0.8 AND title:dance~0.8)^50 OR (title:same~0.5 AND title:old~0.5 AND title:song~0.5 AND title:and~0.5 AND title:dance~0.5)^10)^100 OR (title:same~0.8 OR title:old~0.8 OR title:song~0.8 OR title:and~0.8 OR title:dance~0.8)^0.001 OR (composers:perry OR composers:tallarico)^0.001" } }, "filter" : { "not" : { "filter" : { "query" : { "match" : { "DELETED" : { "query" : "D", "type" : "boolean" } } } } } } } } } My data -\> elasticsearch-1.6.0\data\elasticsearch\nodes\0\indices\titles - \> contains folders with 0 & 4 Thanks, Vani Aravinda ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/6 "2015-08-03T06:23:34Z")
Have a look at `_cat/indices?v` to see how many docs in the index. ---
**Author:** ![vaniaravinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7993a0/32.png) [@vaniaravinda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaniaravinda)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/7 "2015-08-03T06:36:18Z")
Hi @warkolm, TanQ for ur quick reply. Can u please let me know the syntax in Sense plugin. I checked with GET titles/title/\_cat Output: { "\_index": "titles", "\_type": "title", "\_id": "\_cat", "found": false } Thanks, Vani Aravinda ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/8 "2015-08-03T07:05:34Z")
That's the endpoint, it's a cluster level API call. ---
**Author:** ![vaniaravinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7993a0/32.png) [@vaniaravinda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaniaravinda)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/9 "2015-08-03T10:33:32Z")
Hi @warkolm, Is there a solution to change the score value after search in Elasticsearch 1.6.0?? Thanks, Vani Aravinda ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-score-in-elasticsearch-is-different-if-the-data-is-same-in-two-records/26613/10 "2017-07-05T23:57:44Z")