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WWW
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Visualizing differences in web search algorithms using the expected weighted hoeffding distance
We introduce a new dissimilarity function for ranked lists, the expected weighted Hoeffding distance, that has several advantages over current dissimilarity measures for ranked s...
Mingxuan Sun, Guy Lebanon, Kevyn Collins-Thompson
WWW
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Live web search experiments for the rest of us
There are significant barriers to academic research into user Web search preferences. Academic researchers are unable to manipulate the results shown by a major search engine to ...
Timothy Jones, David Hawking, Ramesh S. Sankaranar...
UAI
2003
15 years 8 months ago
Web-Based Question Answering: A Decision-Making Perspective
We investigate the use of probabilistic models and cost-benefit analyses to guide the operation of a Web-based question-answering system. We first provide an overview of research ...
David Azari, Eric Horvitz, Susan T. Dumais, Eric B...
SIGIR
2008
ACM
15 years 6 months ago
Query expansion using gaze-based feedback on the subdocument level
We examine the effect of incorporating gaze-based attention feedback from the user on personalizing the search process. Employing eye tracking data, we keep track of document part...
Georg Buscher, Andreas Dengel, Ludger van Elst
ERCIMDL
2007
Springer
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16 years 22 days ago
Thesaurus-Based Feedback to Support Mixed Search and Browsing Environments
We propose and evaluate a query expansion mechanism that supports searching and browsing in collections of annotated documents. Based on generative language models, our feedback me...
Edgar Meij, Maarten de Rijke