User Studies in Web Information Retrieval: User-Centered Measures in Web IR Evaluation
Anwar Alhenshiri, Jack Duffy · 2010
This paper provides technical support for research in Web Information Retrieval (Web IR). The main objective of the paper is to discuss experimental data, evaluation metrics, and results analysis in user studies intended for evaluating the effectiveness of web information retrieval techniques. User related measures are discussed in the light of emerging web search techniques. Indications for further improvements in web search evaluation studies are also highlighted.