On the history of evaluation in IR

被引:48
作者
Robertson, Stephen [1 ]
机构
[1] Microsoft Res, Cambridge CB3 0FB, England
关键词
cranfield; evaluation; experimentation; information retrieval; relevance; TREC;
D O I
10.1177/0165551507086989
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper is a personal take on the history of evaluation experiments in information retrieval. It describes some of the early experiments that were formative in our understanding, and goes on to discuss the current dominance of TREC ( the Text REtrieval Conference) and to assess its impact.
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页码:439 / 456
页数:18
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