Streamlining Evaluation with ir-measures

TL;DR

ir-measures is a new tool that simplifies the calculation of various information retrieval evaluation metrics by providing a unified interface to multiple tools, facilitating easier and more comprehensive system evaluation.

Contribution

It introduces a unified tool that automates and simplifies the calculation of diverse IR evaluation measures, including recent proposals, encouraging broader adoption.

Findings

Streamlines evaluation process for IR systems

Supports recent and traditional evaluation measures

Facilitates adoption of new metrics

Abstract

We present ir-measures, a new tool that makes it convenient to calculate a diverse set of evaluation measures used in information retrieval. Rather than implementing its own measure calculations, ir-measures provides a common interface to a handful of evaluation tools. The necessary tools are automatically invoked (potentially multiple times) to calculate all the desired metrics, simplifying the evaluation process for the user. The tool also makes it easier for researchers to use recently-proposed measures (such as those from the C/W/L framework) alongside traditional measures, potentially encouraging their adoption.