Searching biases in large interactive document retrieval systems

A searching algorithm is suggested that helps the inquirer searching for documents on a large interactive system to construct and modify queries inefficiently and to avoid the effect of these biases.

Abstract

Abstract The way that individuals construct and modify search queries on a large interactive document retrieval system is subject to systematic biases similar to those that have been demonstrated in experiments on judgments under uncertainty. These biases are shared by both naive and sophisticated subjects and cause the inquirer searching for documents on a large interactive system to construct and modify queries inefficiently. A searching algorithm is suggested that helps the inquirer to avoid the effect of these biases.