An Evaluation of Goffman's Indirect Retrieval Method.

Croft, W. B.; Van Rijsbergen, C. J.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ148596

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1976

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

An Evaluation of Goffman's Indirect Retrieval Method

Croft, W. B.; Van Rijsbergen, C. J.

Information Processing and Management, 12, 5, 327-31, 76

The indirect retrieval method proposed by Goffman is outlined and some similarities to other retrieval methods are indicated. The method is then evaluated and the results are compared with those obtained on the same document collection with cluster-based retrieval using single-link clustering. (Author)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Evaluation, Information Retrieval

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A