Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology

Gabriel Weaver; Barbara Strickland; Gregory Crane

doi:10.1145/1141753.1141853

Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology

Gabriel Weaver
, Barbara Strickland
, Gregory Crane

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

26 Scopus citations

Abstract

An initial evaluation of the English Wikipedia indicates that it may provide accurate data for disambiguating and finding relations among named entities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006
Subtitle of host publication	Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	358
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	1595933549, 9781595933546
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1141753.1141853
State	Published - 2006
Event	6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2006 - Chapel Hill, NC, United States Duration: Jun 11 2006 → Jun 15 2006

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Volume	2006
ISSN (Print)	1552-5996

Conference

Conference	6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chapel Hill, NC
Period	06/11/06 → 06/15/06

Keywords

Link analysis
Named-entity recognition
Wikipedia

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Weaver, G., Strickland, B., & Crane, G. (2006). Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology. In 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006: Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06 (pp. 358). (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries; Vol. 2006). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1145/1141753.1141853

Weaver, Gabriel ; Strickland, Barbara ; Crane, Gregory. / Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia : A methodology. 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006: Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2006. pp. 358 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries).

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Weaver, G, Strickland, B & Crane, G 2006, Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology. in 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006: Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, vol. 2006, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 358, 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2006, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 06/11/06. https://doi.org/10.1145/1141753.1141853

Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology. / Weaver, Gabriel; Strickland, Barbara; Crane, Gregory.
6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006: Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2006. p. 358 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries; Vol. 2006).

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Weaver G, Strickland B, Crane G. Quantifying the accuracy of relational statements in Wikipedia: A methodology. In 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006: Opening Information Horizons, JCDL '06. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2006. p. 358. (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries). doi: 10.1145/1141753.1141853

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