Optimal use of an information retrieval
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Conlon, John R. ;Conlon, Sumali J.
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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This article examines a simple model of an information retrieval (IR) technology, and uses this model to examine the optimal use of such a technology. In particular, we show that, if we understand optimal behavior, then we can (a) use observed behaviorto shed light on the user's objective function,