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Ranking Query Result Sets
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IVOA Note 01 September 2006

Interest/Working Group:
not applicable
Author(s):
Markus Dolensky, Bruno Rino
Editor(s):
Markus Dolensky

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to describe possible probabilistic scoring methods for database query results. The IVOA Simple Spectrum Access Protocol [SSA IF] introduces the concept of a scoring mechanism to rank matching records by relevance. The intention is to provide guidelines for design and implementation without tying it closely to a specific VO protocol.

Status of this document

This is an IVOA Note expressing suggestions from and opinions of the authors.
It is intended to share best practices, possible approaches, or other perspectives on interoperability with the Virtual Observatory. It should not be referenced or otherwise interpreted as a standard specification.



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