info.ephyra.answerselection.filters
Class HitPositionFilter

java.lang.Object
  info.ephyra.answerselection.filters.Filter
      info.ephyra.answerselection.filters.HitPositionFilter

public class HitPositionFilter
extends Filter

Scores the results according to their hit positions. The score of each result is modified by scale * hitposition, where the constant scale specifies a scaling factor that should be negative.

This class extends the class Filter.

Version:

2005-09-16

Author:

Nico Schlaefer

Field Summary

private static float

scale Scaling factor to adjust the effect of this filter.

Constructor Summary

HitPositionFilter()

Method Summary

Result

apply(Result result) Filters a single Result object.

Methods inherited from class info.ephyra.answerselection.filters.Filter

apply

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

scale

private static final float scale

Scaling factor to adjust the effect of this filter. Should be negative since a lower hit position should result in a higher score.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

HitPositionFilter

public HitPositionFilter()

Method Detail

apply

public Result apply(Result result)

Filters a single Result object.

Overrides:

apply in class Filter

Parameters:

result - result to filter

Returns:

result with manipulated score