Controlled Vocabulary
A manual indexing tool in the field of information retrieval, in which domain experts predefine a set of standardized terms and establish relationships among them for document indexing and retrieval.
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A controlled vocabulary is a manual indexing tool in information retrieval, in which domain experts predefine a set of standardized terms and establish hierarchical, equivalence and associative relationships among them.
The evidence retrieval stage of systematic reviews typically requires screening thousands or even tens of thousands of records, traditionally relying on combined controlled vocabulary and free-text searching followed by manual title/abstract screening.
In industry practice, mature question banks establish a Controlled Vocabulary, combined with manual review and semi-automatic annotation, to ensure tag consistency.
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A controlled vocabulary is a manual indexing tool in information retrieval, in which domain experts predefine a set of standardized terms and establish hierarchical, equivalence and associative relationships among them.
50%UnverifiedThe evidence retrieval stage of systematic reviews typically requires screening thousands or even tens of thousands of records, traditionally relying on combined controlled vocabulary and free-text searching followed by manual title/abstract screening.
50%UnverifiedIn industry practice, mature question banks establish a Controlled Vocabulary, combined with manual review and semi-automatic annotation, to ensure tag consistency.
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