Ranking robustness: A novel framework to predict query performance

International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 567-574

  Zhou, Yun ^a   Croft, W Bruce ^a  

^a Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Query performance prediction; Ranking robustness

Indexed keywords

QUERY PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; RANKING ROBUSTNESS;

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION;

QUERY PROCESSING;

EID: 34547636493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1183614.1183696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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