Learning to Rank for Information Retrieval

• Main Author: Liu, Tie-Yan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Mathematical statistics.; Information storage and retrieval.; Artificial intelligence.; Pattern recognition.; Computer Science.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.; Pattern Recognition.

Due to the fast growth of the Web and the difficulties in finding desired information, efficient and effective information retrieval systems have become more important than ever, and the search engine has become an essential tool for many people. The ranker, a central component in every search engin...