Estimation and reliability of retrieval effectiveness measures

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A probabilistic model of the retrieval process is presented. From it, the standard errors of system recall and precision estimators, based on a sample of queries, are derived. The resulting negative binomial model is fitted to empirical data from several retrieval tests.

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论文评审过程:Received 21 February 1977, Available online 13 July 2002.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4573(78)90053-5