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Peer reviewedRobertson, S. E. – Journal of Documentation, 1986
A Bayesian argument is used to suggest modifications to the Robertson and Jones relevance weighting formula to accommodate the addition to the query of terms taken from the relevant documents identified during the search. (Author)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Formulas, Online Systems
Peer reviewedKraft, Donald H.; Waller, W. G. – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Presents a dynamic model of user behavior when scanning an information storage and retrieval system output list, compares rules for determining the user's optimum stopping point, presents an algorithm for implementing the Bayesian model, and discusses implications for retrieval system design. Provided are 13 figures and 15 references. (Author/RBF)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Behavior Patterns, Graphs
