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Feature analysis in microblog retrieval based on learning to rank

  • Zhongyuan Han
  • , Xuwei Li*
  • , Muyun Yang
  • , Haoliang Qi
  • , Sheng Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Heilongjiang Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Learning to rank, which can fuse various of features, performs well in microblog retrieval. However, it is still unclear how the features function in microblog ranking. To address this issue, this paper examines the contribution of each single feature together with the contribution of the feature combinations via the ranking SVM for microblog retrieval modeling. The experimental results on the TREC microblog collection show that textual features, i.e. content relevance between a query and a microblog, contribute most to the retrieval performance. And the combination of certain non-textual features and textual features can further enhance the retrieval performance, though non-textual features alone produce rather weak results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNatural Language Processing and Chinese Computing - Second CCF Conference, NLPCC 2013, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages410-416
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783642416439
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd CCF Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing, NLPCC 2013 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 15 Nov 201319 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume400
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference2nd CCF Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing, NLPCC 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period15/11/1319/11/13

Keywords

  • Feature combination
  • Learning to rank
  • Microblog retrieval

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