Re: Ranking search results
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 46412
interpreted = N
texte = sally wrote: > With regard to sorting search results by best match, does anyone know > what parameters define best match other than the fact that a word or > combination of words appears on a page?The best match sorting algorythm is known only to Grant and/or the current developers of WebCat. It is proprietary, but I believe that Grant once said that the number of word matches was not important (you can have the same word repeated multiple times and it will not increase the score for that record).John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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sally wrote: > With regard to sorting search results by best match, does anyone know > what parameters define best match other than the fact that a word or > combination of words appears on a page?The best match sorting algorythm is known only to Grant and/or the current developers of WebCat. It is proprietary, but I believe that Grant once said that the number of word matches was not important (you can have the same word repeated multiple times and it will not increase the score for that record).John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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