Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system

Mohan John Blooma; Alton Yeow Kuan Chua; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Zhiquan Ling

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-77094-7_65

Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system

Mohan John Blooma^*, Alton Yeow Kuan Chua, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Zhiquan Ling

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This research aims to develop a model for identifying predictive variables for the selection of the best quality answer in a question-answering (QA) system. It was found that accuracy, completeness and relevance are strong predictors of the quality of the answer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Asian Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	497-498
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9783540770930
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77094-7_65
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007 - Hanoi, Viet Nam Duration: Dec 10 2007 → Dec 13 2007

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	4822 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007
Country/Territory	Viet Nam
City	Hanoi
Period	12/10/07 → 12/13/07

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Keywords

Answer quality
Information retrieval
Multiple regression
Prediction model
Question answering systems

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Blooma, M. J., Chua, A. Y. K., Goh, D. H. L., & Ling, Z. (2007). Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system. In Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings (pp. 497-498). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4822 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77094-7_65

Blooma, Mohan John ; Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan ; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian et al. / Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system. Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings. Springer Verlag, 2007. pp. 497-498 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Blooma, MJ, Chua, AYK , Goh, DHL & Ling, Z 2007, Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system. in Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 4822 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 497-498, 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Hanoi, Viet Nam, 12/10/07. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77094-7_65

Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system. / Blooma, Mohan John; Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan ; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian et al.
Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings. Springer Verlag, 2007. p. 497-498 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4822 LNCS).

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Blooma MJ, Chua AYK , Goh DHL, Ling Z. Towards a hierarchical framework for predicting the best answer in a question answering system. In Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers - 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2007. p. 497-498. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-77094-7_65

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