Effectiveness of information retrieval methods

John A. Swets

American Documentation, 1969, vol. 20, issue 1, 72-89

Abstract: Results of some 50 different retrieval methods applied in three experimental retrieval systems were subjected to the analysis suggested by statistical decision theory. The analysis validates a previously‐proposed measure of effectiveness and demonstrates its several desirable properties. The examination of a wide range of data in relation to this one metric provides a clear and general assessment of the current state of the retrieval art.

Date: 1969
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