A Test for the Separation of Relevant and Non-Relevant Documents in Experimental Retrieval Collections.

Sparck Jones, K.; Van Rijsbergen, C. J.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ086414

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1973

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

A Test for the Separation of Relevant and Non-Relevant Documents in Experimental Retrieval Collections

Sparck Jones, K.; Van Rijsbergen, C. J.

Journal of Documentation, 29, 3, 251-257, Sep 73

Substantial alterations to a system often have little or no effect on particular collections. This may be due to poor separation of relevant and non-relevant documents. The paper presents a procedure for characterizing this separation, which can show whether proposed modifications of the base system are likely to be useful. (8 references) (Author/SJ)

Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Databases, Experiments, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Relevance (Information Retrieval)

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A