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On the relationship between query characteristics and IR functions retrieval bias

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  • Shariq Bashir
  • Andreas Rauber
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Bias quantification of retrieval functions with the help of document retrievability scores has recently evolved as an important evaluation measure for recall‐oriented retrieval applications. While numerous studies have evaluated retrieval bias of retrieval functions, solid validation of its impact on realistic types of queries is still limited. This is due to the lack of well‐accepted criteria for query generation for estimating retrievability. Commonly, random queries are used for approximating documents retrievability due to the prohibitively large query space and time involved in processing all queries. Additionally, a cumulative retrievability score of documents over all queries is used for analyzing retrieval functions (retrieval) bias. However, this approach does not consider the difference between different query characteristics (QCs) and their influence on retrieval functions' bias quantification. This article provides an in‐depth study of retrievability over different QCs. It analyzes the correlation of lower/higher retrieval bias with different query characteristics. The presence of strong correlation between retrieval bias and query characteristics in experiments indicates the possibility of determining retrieval bias of retrieval functions without processing an exhaustive query set. Experiments are validated on TREC Chemical Retrieval Track consisting of 1.2 million patent documents.

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  • Shariq Bashir & Andreas Rauber, 2011. "On the relationship between query characteristics and IR functions retrieval bias," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 62(8), pages 1515-1532, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:62:y:2011:i:8:p:1515-1532
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.21549
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