13 Aug 2003
CS 6210: Module 1
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Question Variability
¡The question alone does not determine its type
lAspects of the user
¡(adult, child, professor, student under deadline)
lScope of the query
¡(just for fun, winning a bet, for research)
Other ways of classifying questions:
• Known items versus unknown  (actual known item correctly formulated?)
• Data retrieval versus document retrieval  (c.f., ready-reference vs. specific search)