The Pragmatics of Information Retrieval Experimentation, Revisited.

Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Pragmatics of Information Retrieval Experimentation, Revisited.

Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean

Information Processing and Management, v28 n4 p467-90 Jul-Aug 1992

This overview of the research process for the novice information retrieval (IR) researcher provides guidance on selecting a research question, choosing the type of test, defining variables, developing or using databases, finding and processing queries, assigning treatments to experimental units, collecting and analyzing the data, and presenting the results. (44 references) (LAE)

Descriptors: Databases, Efficiency, Experiments, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Reliability, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Research Problems, Search Strategies, Statistical Analysis, Tables (Data), Users (Information), Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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