Iterative Expectation for Multi Period Information Retrieval

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Sloan, Marc, Wang, Jun
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 21.03.2013
• Subjects: Bias; Conditional probability; Exploration; Information retrieval; Iterative methods; On-line systems; Ranking; Stability; Statistical analysis; User satisfaction

Many Information Retrieval (IR) models make use of offline statistical techniques to score documents for ranking over a single period, rather than use an online, dynamic system that is responsive to users over time. In this paper, we explicitly formulate a general Multi Period Information Retrieval...