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Wiggins, Richard – Searcher, 2003
Discussion of ranking systems used in various settings, including college football and academic admissions, focuses on the Google search engine. Explains the PageRank mathematical formula that scores Web pages by connecting the number of links; limitations, including authenticity and accuracy of ranked Web pages; relevancy; adjusting algorithms;…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Indexes, Mathematical Formulas, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
