We develop a method for predicting query performance by computing the relative entropy between a query language model and the corresponding collection language model. The resultin...
This paper suggests a framework for mining subjectively interesting pattern sets that is based on two components: (1) the encoding of prior information in a model for the data min...
Tijl De Bie, Kleanthis-Nikolaos Kontonasios, Eirin...
Recently the concept of a clarity score was introduced in order to measure the ambiguity of a query in relation to the collection in which the query issuer is seeking information ...
Total path length, or search cost, for a rooted tree is defined as the sum of all root-to-node distances. Let Tn be the total path length for a random recursive tree of order n. M...
Do different design and information content factors influence trust and mistrust of online health sites? Fifteen women faced with a risky health decision were observed while searc...
Elizabeth Sillence, Pamela Briggs, Lesley Fishwick...