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Inferring query models by computing information flow.

Bruza, P.D.; Song, D.

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P.D. Bruza

D. Song



Abstract

The language modelling approach lo information retrieval can also be used lo compute query models. A query model can be envisaged as an expansion of an initial query. The more prominent query models in the literature have a probabilistic basis. This paper introduces an alternative, non-probabilistic approach to query modelling whereby the strength of information flow is computed between a query Q and a term w. Information flow is a reflection of how strongly w is informationally contained within the query Q. The information flow model is based on Hyperspace Analogue to Language (HAL) vector representations, which reflects the lexical co-occurrence information of terms. Research from cognitive science has demonstrated the cognitive compatibility of HAL representations with human processing. Query models computed from TREC queries by HAL-based information flow are compared experimentally with two probabilistic query language models. Experimental results are provided showing the HAL-based information flow model be superior to query models computed via Markov chains, and seems to be as effective as a probabilistically motivated relevance model.

Citation

BRUZA, P.D. and SONG, D. 2002. Inferring query models by computing information flow. In Proceedings of the 11th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) international conference on information and knowledge management (CIKM'02), 4-9 November 2002, McLean, USA. New York: ACM [online], pages 260-269. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/584792.584837

Conference Name 11th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) international conference on information and knowledge management (CIKM'02)
Conference Location McLean, USA
Start Date Nov 4, 2002
End Date Nov 9, 2002
Acceptance Date Nov 4, 2002
Online Publication Date Nov 4, 2002
Publication Date Nov 4, 2002
Deposit Date May 25, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages 260-269
DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/584792.584837
Keywords Inference; Information flow; Query language modelling
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/343

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