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The companion document, “Rethinking Search Success Metrics,” reflects on the pros and cons of the metrics listed herein. |
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This document serves as our northstar for search efficiency and hit rate improvement. As of this writing, development efforts are instead centered on nearer-term goals from User Behavior Search Metrics & Data Collection (2025) , balancing long-term goal with practical feasibility. |
This document outlines a practical approach for tracking and improving search efficiency and hit rate within a biomedical search interface. It defines key performance metrics, details methods for collecting relevant data, and offers a suggested action plan for optimizing query understanding, ranking algorithms, and user experience. The goal is to enable measurable progress toward a targeted improvement in search performance.
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