THE MEASURES OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL EFFECTIVENESS PROPOSED BY SWETS

1 January 1968

journal article
Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Documentation

Vol. 24 (1) , 41-54
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026442

Abstract

Objective comparisons of the effectiveness of IR techniques are needed for development of IR systems. The measures proposed by Swets, which offer important advantages, are analysed and critically discussed. Modifications of the Swets measures, designed to increase their generality and to facilitate their interpretation in terms of system variables, are proposed.

Keywords

RETRIEVAL EFFECTIVENESS
EFFECTIVENESS PROPOSED
SWETS MEASURES
IR TECHNIQUES
OBJECTIVE COMPARISONS
MEASURES PROPOSED
OFFER IMPORTANT
SWETS OBJECTIVE
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

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