This document discusses how to guide users towards their intended search goals through association techniques. It provides an overview of how associations are constructed by linking keywords based on sequential, click-through and query co-occurrence data. Keywords are then ranked and filtered based on connectivity and other criteria to form plausible expansion and query reformulation options. The document also outlines advanced topics like how associations can be extended through properties like symmetry, transitivity and inclusiveness. It describes the system architecture of an online association service and the importance of real-time adaptation.
23. Association
Associated words with the query
Answers to the query
Additional information for the query
Query expansion or contraction
Query correction/reformulation
Query pattern
Recent issues related to the query
26. • Keywords in sequential search
• Click keywords of same doc.
L • Query keywords that display same doc.
• Keywords from same documents
• Contents & rule-based keywords
• Taboo keywords
S • Incorrect/mis-typed keywords
• Morphologically-identical keywords
• Representative keywords (+)
• More connections get more relevance
R • Click-through rate
• Business-intensified keywords
• Human-intervention
39. Extensions
Property Description
Symmetric A → B then B → A
Transitive A → B → C then A → C
(A → C) & (B → C) then A → C
Triangular
(A → B) & (A → C) then B → C
A ⊃ B → C then A → C
Inclusive
A ≈ B → C then A → C