Document (#21330)

Author

Paris, L.A.H.
Tibbo, H.R.

Title

Freestyle vs. Boolean : a comparison of partial and exact match retrieval systems

Source

Information processing and management. 34(1998) nos.2/3, S.175-190

Year

1998

Abstract

Compares the performance of partial match options, LEXIS/NEXIS's Freestyle, with that of traditional Boolean retrieval. Defines natural language and the natural language search engines currently available. Although the Boolean searches had better results more often than the Freestyle searches, neither mechanism demonstrated superior performance for every query. These results do not in any way prove the superiority of partial match techniques or exact match techniques, but they do suggest that different queries demand different techniques. Further study and analysis are needed to determine which elements of a query make it best suited for partial match or exact match retrieval

Theme

Retrievalalgorithmen

Object

Freestyle

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