Utility-Theoretic Indexing.

Wilson, Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ219887

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Publication Date: 1979-May

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Utility-Theoretic Indexing.

Wilson, Patrick

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v30 n3 p169-70 May 1979

Responds to W. S. Cooper's article on utility-theoretic indexing (Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v29 n3) and posits that the method's claim to predictive success rests solely on its appeal to the consequences of decisions. (FM)

Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Theory, Opinions, Predictive Validity, Subject Index Terms

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Language: English

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