Improved Online Wilson Score Interval Method for Community Answer Quality Ranking

TL;DR

This paper introduces an improved Wilson score interval-based method for community answer quality ranking, combining it with a spotlight index to enhance the accuracy and satisfaction of high-quality answer rankings across various scenarios.

Contribution

It presents a novel, interpretable ranking method that integrates Wilson score interval with a spotlight index, improving answer quality ranking performance.

Findings

Significantly improves high-quality answer ranking accuracy.

Enhances ranking satisfaction across diverse scenarios.

Combines Wilson score interval with spotlight index effectively.

Abstract

In this paper, a fast and easy-to-deploy method with a strong interpretability for community answer quality ranking is proposed. This method is improved based on the Wilson score interval method [Wilson, 1927], which retains its advantages and simultaneously improve the degree of satisfaction with the ranking of the high-quality answers. The improved answer quality score considers both Wilson score interval and the spotlight index, the latter of which will be introduced in the article. This method could significantly improve the ranking of the best answers with high attention in diverse scenarios.