Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ405659
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Publication Date: 1989
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Retrieving Documents by Plausible Inference: An Experimental Study.
Croft, W. B.; And Others
Information Processing and Management, v25 n6 p599-614 1989
Presents a model of information retrieval based on plausible inference which suggests that techniques should be found for combining multiple search strategies into an overall assessment of a document's relevance. The results of experiments designed to test this approach using a simple spreading activation search are discussed. (21 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Inferences, Models, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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