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ERIC Number: EJ054528
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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The "Generality" Effect and the Retrieval Evaluation for Large Collections
Salton, Gerard
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 23, 1, 11-22, Jan-Feb 72
The role of the generality effect in retrieval system evaluation is assessed, and evaluation results are given for the comparison of several document collections of distinct size and generality in the areas of documentation and aerodynamics. (14 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Databases, Documentation, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
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