The present invention, by indicating information enabling estimation of a search intent, enables development of a product and creation of a Web page matching the search intent. This search needs assessment device acquires a plurality of sets of document data and converts the content or structures of the plurality of sets of document data into feature vector data. The search needs assessment device performs a process conforming to a prescribed statistical classification algorithm on the feature vector data, and classifies the plurality of sets of document data into a plurality of subsets. The search needs assessment device outputs search needs property analysis results on the basis of the relationship between the plurality of subsets.
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