Clough, P., Sanderson, M., Abouammoh, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2009) Multiple approaches to analysing query diversity. In: Allan, J., Aslam, J.A., Sanderson, M., Zhai, C. and Zobel, J., (eds.) Proceedings of the 32nd International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. SIGIR 2009, 19-23 Jul 2009, Boston, Massachusetts. ACM , 734 - 735. ISBN 978-1-60558-483-6
Abstract
In this paper we examine user queries with respect to diversity: providing a mix of results across different interpretations. Using two query log analysis techniques (click entropy and reformulated queries), 14.9 million queries from the Microsoft Live Search log were analysed. We found that a broad range of query types may benefit from diversification. Additionally, although there is a correlation between word ambiguity and the need for diversity, the range of results users may wish to see for an ambiguous query stretches well beyond traditional notions of word sense.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 ACM. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Proceedings of the 32nd International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Diversity; Ambiguity. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2014 14:07 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:26 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1571941.1572102 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ACM |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/1571941.1572102 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78547 |