A PERFORMANCE YARDSTICK FOR TEST COLLECTIONS
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 31 (4) , 266-272
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026606
Abstract
It would be very helpful in retrieval experiments if good retrieval performance for a test collection was known, so that performance for particular devices could be fully evaluated. This paper presents one performance yardstick, based on optimally weighted request terms, and illustrates its application to different test collections.Keywords
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