Evaluating Paragraph Retrieval for

Abstract. We implemented a baseline approach to why-question answering based on paragraph retrieval. Our implementation incorporates the QAP ranking algorithm with addition of a number of surface features (cue words and XML markup). With this baseline system, we obtain an

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ECIR
• Authors: Suzan Verberne, Lou Boves, Nelleke Oostdijk, Peter-Arno Coppen
• Keywords: Baseline Approach, Baseline System, ECIR 2008, Information Technology, QAP Ranking Algorithm