Thanks Oliver,


Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
My dissertation will involve consented participants. Their search logs will be recorded while searching Wikipedia. The search logs will then be analyzed in order to find recurrent search patterns across participants.
Before beginning the experiment, I want to check that I can indeed find patterns in search logs, using several different algorithms. The idea is to check these algorithms on Wikipedia search logs already available. Hence my request.

Simon
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:37:33 +0300
From: Simon Givoli <givolis@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Wikipedia search logs needed
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Hi,

I'm looking for a dump or db of Wikipedia users search logs. I would like
it to be with recent data, but it doesn't have to be extensive, even a
small sample size would be sufficient. I aim to use this db to test a new
research tool I'm developing for my dissertation.

Can anyone point me to a relevant source?

Thanks'
Simon
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:47:54 -0400
From: Oliver Keyes <okeyes@wikimedia.org>
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Subject: Re: [Wiki-research-l] Wikipedia search logs needed
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Simon,

We really don't release search logs at the moment, very deliberately -
they're incredibly difficult to sanitise well. Could you be more
precise about what you're looking to investigate/study and what you'd
need than "a new research tool"?

On 3 April 2015 at 02:37, Simon Givoli <givolis@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a dump or db of Wikipedia users search logs. I would like it
> to be with recent data, but it doesn't have to be extensive, even a small
> sample size would be sufficient. I aim to use this db to test a new research
> tool I'm developing for my dissertation.
>
> Can anyone point me to a relevant source?
>
> Thanks'
> Simon
>
>
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