Re: rank algoritme - best bet search

From: --CELKO-- <71062.1056_at_compuserve.com>
Date: 9 Jun 2003 12:06:02 -0700
Message-ID: <c0d87ec0.0306091106.58deeba0@posting.google.com>

>> 1) When browsing elements, the site should be able to say: "people
who liked this element also liked these elements". Kinda what Amazon does. <<

Use a stat package to do cluster analysis. If you try to do it in SQL, you will have a horrible relational division problem. But you can do the relational division with a list provided by the user himself -- "Hey, want to see what people who bought these (n) books also bought?"

>> 2) "Based on what you have said you like we recommend this." This
is what I think is harder to implement. <<

You need to have a classification scheme that puts things together -- a sort of Dewey Decimal code. If you can get everyone to agree on your systfem, then you are in luck. Received on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 14:06:02 CDT