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expected search length: a standalone construct

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expectedsearch length1 CONSTRUCTExpected search lengthCOOPER · INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

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the expected number of nonrelevant documents a user must examine before finding a wanted number of relevant ones in a weakly ordered output.

In information retrieval, expected search length refers to the expected number of nonrelevant documents a user must examine before finding a wanted number of relevant ones in a weakly ordered output. This meaning comes from Cooper (1968) in American Documentation.[1]

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References

  1. Cooper, W. S. (1968). Expected search length: A single measure of retrieval effectiveness based on the weak ordering action of retrieval systems. American Documentation, 19(1), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.5090190108

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