Signature File Methods for Implementing a Ranking Strategy.

Wong, Wai Yee Peter; Lee, Dik Lun

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Publication Date: 1990

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Signature File Methods for Implementing a Ranking Strategy.

Wong, Wai Yee Peter; Lee, Dik Lun

Information Processing and Management, v26 n5 p641-53 1990

Presents two partitioning methods for signature files and a method of fast weight computation to implement a document ranking strategy. Storage requirements, number of disk accesses, and processing time for these methods are compared with two other access methods. Merits of the partitioning methods are summarized. (20 references) (MES)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Models, Relevance (Information Retrieval)

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Language: English

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