An analysis of statistical term strength and its use in the indexing and retrieval of molecular biology texts

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-222

  Wilbur, W John ^a   Yang, Yiming ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; linear least squares fit; molecular biology; stop terms; strength; text classification; text retrieval; vector model; weight

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LITERATURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029989103     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(95)00055-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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