ABS: Egghe, A theoretical study of recall and precision using a topological approach to informatiion retrieval

[Gretchen Whitney]

Notes: leo.egghe at luc.ac.be

AU Egghe, L
   Rousseau, R
TI A theoretical study of recall and precision using a topological
   approach to information retrieval
SO INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
LA English
DT Article
NR 15
SN 0306-4573
PU PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
C1 Limburgs Univ Ctr, Univ Campus, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
   Limburgs Univ Ctr, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
   Univ Instelling Antwerp, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
   KHBO, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium.
AB Topologies for retrieval systems are generated by certain
   subsets, called retrievals. In this article we show how recall
   and precision can be expressed using only retrievals. Different
   types of retrieval systems are investigated: both threshold
   systems and "close match" systems,and both "optimal" and "non-
   optimal" retrieval. The relation with the hypergeometric and
   some "non-standard" distributions is highlighted. (C) 1998
   Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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TC 2
BP 191
EP 218
PG 28
JI Inf. Process. Manage.
PY 1998
PD MAR-MAY
VL 34
IS 2-3
GA ZU797
PI OXFORD
RP Egghe L
   Limburgs Univ Ctr, Univ Campus, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
J9 INFORM PROCESS MANAGE
PA THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB,
   ENGLAND
UT ISI:000074235900005
ER

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