1. Searching the Bible
On The Go
On The Go
Dave Dunkin
Mobile Developer - Logos Bible Software

2. About me
I’m a developer. Not a data scientist. But
I like to pretend.

3. About the product
Bible, Biblia, Faithlife Study Bible, Verbum,
Vyrso
2,000,000 downloads
200,000 users per week

4. A look at the product
Text
Type
Range
Scope

5. What is everyone
searching for?
1. love
2. faith
3. niv

6. Top Search Terms

7. Anomalies: April
resurrection (2)
easter (4)

8. Anomalies: May
mother (3)
homosexuality (9), homosexual (15)
pentecost (10), holy spirit (11)

9. Anomalies: June
father (3)

10. Anomalies: August
homosexuality (9), homosexual (13)

11. Anomalies: November
thanksgiving (1)
thanks (5), thankful (9)

12. Anomalies: December
christmas (2)
advent (8)

13. Terms
ac•cept•ance ‒ the action of consenting to
receive or undertake something offered.
re•fine•ment ‒ the improvement or
clarification of something by the making of small
changes.

14. Acceptance
34% have at least one result accepted

15. Refinement
41% change the query

16. Dead Ends
25% aren’t accepted or refined

17. Acceptance
Average acceptances: 70, no wait, 32
Max acceptances: 805

18. Breakdown

19. Breakdown
Base Package Customer
Search 50% More

20. Devices

21. Query Types

22. Term
Search Types
Topic
Bible reference
Phrase
Pericope
Library
Citation
Advanced

23. Concept Hits
1. Love
2. Grace
3. Faith
4. Worship
5. God

24. Pericope Hits

25. Catalog Hits
1. NIV
2. ESV
3. NKJV
4. NLT
5. NRSV

26. Ambiguity
Term or topic?
Reference or person?

27. Google
Search first. Ask questions later.

28. What’s next?

29. Behavior

30. Time Spent