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Query improvement in information retrieval using genetic algorithms. A report on the experiments of the TREC project
Jing-Jye Yang,Robert R. Korfhage,Edie M. Rasmussen +2 more
- Iss: 500207, pp 31-58
TLDR
In this paper, an adaptive method using genetic algorithms to modify user queries, based on relevance judgments, was adapted for the Text Retrieval Conference (TREC) and shown to be applicable to large text collections, where more relevant documents are presented to users in the genetic modification.Abstract:
We have been developing an adaptive method using genetic algorithms to modify user queries, based on relevance judgments. This algorithm was adapted for the Text Retrieval Conference (TREC). The method is shown to be applicable to large text collections, where more relevant documents are presented to users in the genetic modification. The algorithm also shows some interesting phenomena, such as parallel searching. Further studies are planned to adjust the system parameters to improve its effectivenessread more
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