Subjective trial of the performance of the information trace method

• Published in: Information processing & management Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 103 - 111
• Main Authors: Barendregt, L.G., Benschop, C.A., de Heer, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1985; Elsevier Science; Pergamon Press; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Computerised information retrieval; Computerized information storage and retrieval; Computerized subject indexing; Exact sciences and technology; FUZZIE; Information and communication sciences; Information processing; Information processing and retrieval; Information retrieval; Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system; Information science. Documentation; Information storage and retrieval; Information trace method; Information work; Sciences and techniques of general use; Searching; Subject indexing; System design and modelling; Technical services; Theory; Textual data; Document retrieval; Database; Natural language; Document retrieval system; Semantic analysis
• ISSN: 0306-4573; 1873-5371
• DOI: 10.1016/0306-4573(85)90020-2

In a previous article [1] T. de Heer described an information retrieval system (FUZZIE) that uses the information trace method. Since then a statistical investigation has been made into the performance of FUZZIE. Subjects attributed a subjective ranking to answers produced by FUZZIE. On comparing the subjective ranking and the rankings attributed by FUZZIE, conclusions were made on the strengths and weaknesses of the information trace method.