Joho Chishiki Gakkaishi
Online ISSN : 1881-7661
Print ISSN : 0917-1436
ISSN-L : 0917-1436
Research Paper
Evaluation of an Information Retrieval Method using Non-Relevancy Information
Atsushi MATSUMURANorihiko UDA
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2006 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 1_1-1_14

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Complex information needs are hidden in every query that is used to retrieve information requested by users. The non-availability of these complex information needs decreases the accuracy of information retrieval systems. Our proposed retrieval method uses non-relevancy information to clarify users' complex information needs. In our method, the non-relevancy information, which is represented by natural language sentences, is first structured using dependency analysis and heuristics. Next, the structured non-relevancy information is translated into a structured query and then used to score and rank the documents retrieved. Retrieval experiments using the NTCIR-2 test collection for information retrieval systems have shown that our method is equivalent to Rocchio's automatic relevance feedback method, when the initial query consists of only a few words.
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