Search query
Definition: The exact machine-readable expression submitted to a bibliographic database.
Why it matters here: In Literature Search as an Experiment, Search query is needed to reason about ADS query syntax, scope, screening, and inclusion criteria rather than merely label the phenomenon.
Relationship: It is interpreted alongside Inclusion criterion and the lecture relation below; identify which quantities are observed, calibrated, or model-derived.
Limitation or common confusion: This describes the screen, not the quality of the literature.
\(P(keep|paper)=P(title,abstract,methods|rule)\)
Inclusion criterion
Definition: A rule established to decide which retrieved records enter the evidence set.
Why it matters here: In Literature Search as an Experiment, Inclusion criterion is needed to reason about ADS query syntax, scope, screening, and inclusion criteria rather than merely label the phenomenon.
Relationship: It is interpreted alongside Screening log and the lecture relation below; identify which quantities are observed, calibrated, or model-derived.
Limitation or common confusion: This describes the screen, not the quality of the literature.
Screening log
Definition: A record of candidate papers, decisions, and exclusion reasons.
Why it matters here: In Literature Search as an Experiment, Screening log is needed to reason about ADS query syntax, scope, screening, and inclusion criteria rather than merely label the phenomenon.
Relationship: It is interpreted alongside Search scope and the lecture relation below; identify which quantities are observed, calibrated, or model-derived.
Limitation or common confusion: This describes the screen, not the quality of the literature.
Search scope
Definition: The selected databases, fields, dates, object classes, and document types covered by a search.
Why it matters here: In Literature Search as an Experiment, Search scope is needed to reason about ADS query syntax, scope, screening, and inclusion criteria rather than merely label the phenomenon.
Relationship: It is interpreted alongside Recall-precision tradeoff and the lecture relation below; identify which quantities are observed, calibrated, or model-derived.
Limitation or common confusion: This describes the screen, not the quality of the literature.
Recall-precision tradeoff
Definition: The balance between retrieving most relevant studies and limiting irrelevant results.
Why it matters here: In Literature Search as an Experiment, Recall-precision tradeoff is needed to reason about ADS query syntax, scope, screening, and inclusion criteria rather than merely label the phenomenon.
Relationship: It is interpreted alongside Search query and the lecture relation below; identify which quantities are observed, calibrated, or model-derived.
Limitation or common confusion: This describes the screen, not the quality of the literature.