Median measure: An approach to IR systems evaluation

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 843-857

  Greisdorf, Howard ^a   Spink, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; INFRARED RADIATION; USER INTERFACES;

RELEVANCE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 0035502268     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(00)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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