CSE508 : Information Retrieval

Graded Quiz 3

Q1: What is the relationship between F1 score and break-even point? (2)

Q2: Given vocabulary V = {run,lion,cat,dog,program}

Original query q0 = ‘run cat’,

Relevant document =’run run lion lion cat’
Non-relevant document = ‘run run cat program program program’

Calculate new query q1 using Relevance Feedback, with

⍺=1,𝛽=0.5. (3)

Q3: What are the 2 relevance feedback assumptions? (2)

Q4. Imagine a user wants to search whether an idea has

been thought of before or not. Which system does he prefer
and why: A or B? See the Fig. and justify your answer. (3)