CLEF 2002 methodology and metrics

Abstract

We give a detailed presentation of the organization of the CLEF 2002 evaluation campaign, focusing mainly on the core tracks. This includes a discussion of the evaluation approach adopted, explanations of the tracks and tasks and the underlying motivations, a description of the test collections, and an outline of the guidelines for the participants. The paper concludes with indications of the techniques used for results calculation and analysis. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.