DocumentCode
1236774
Title
A Field Evaluation of Natural Language for Data Retrieval
Author
Jarke, Matthias ; Tuner, J.A. ; Stohr, Edward A. ; Vassiliou, Yannis ; White, Norman H. ; Michielsen, Ken
Author_Institution
Graduate School of Business Administration, Computer Applications and Information Systems Area, New York University
Issue
1
fYear
1985
Firstpage
97
Lastpage
114
Abstract
Although a large number of natural language database interfaces have been developed, there have been few empirical studies of their practical usefulness. This paper presents the design and results of a field evaluation of a natural language system-NLS-used for data retrieval.
Keywords
Human-machine interaction; interface design; language evaluation; natural language query; query languages; Application software; Data analysis; Database languages; Information retrieval; Information systems; Laboratories; Natural languages; Performance evaluation; Problem-solving; Relational databases; Human-machine interaction; interface design; language evaluation; natural language query; query languages;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSE.1985.231847
Filename
1701902
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