TY  - JOUR
AB  - The mathematical theory of measurement is used to construct a framework for the evaluation of information retrieval strategies. The model arrived at is based on precision and recall. After a detailed examination of the kind of conditions the model can be expected to satisfy a plausible measure of effectiveness is derived. Finally, a number of other measures are shown to be special cases of it.
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
SN  - 0022-0418
DO  - 10.1108/eb026584
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026584
AU  - VAN RIJSBERGEN C.J.
PY  - 1974
Y1  - 1974/01/01
TI  - FOUNDATION OF EVALUATION
T2  - Journal of Documentation
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 365
EP  - 373
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -