COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEASURES OF SIMILARITY AND SEMANTIC RELATEDNESS FOR TEXT CLASSIFICATION Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of Master of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering By: Shirin Chandna (800832016) Under the supervision of: Ms. Shalini Batra Assistant Professor COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAPAR UNIVERSITY PATIALA – 147004 July 2010