Towards a Hierarchical Framework for Predicting the Best Answer in a Question Answering System
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This research aims to develop a model for identifying predictive variables for the selection of the best quality answer in a question-answering (QA) system. It was found that accuracy, completeness and relevance are strong predictors of the quality of the answer.
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