Define.
Collect.
Analyze.
Evaluate.
The Result Assessment Tool (RAT) is the Free Open-Source Research Toolbox for Collecting, Analyzing and Evaluating Search Results.
Identify search queries, collect the matching search results from various search systems, such as Google and Bing, analyze them, and have them evaluated by jurors. RAT can help you with all these tasks and more.
Define.
Identify relevant search queries and use them for the next steps.
Collect.
Automatically gather search results that match your queries from various search systems.
Analyze.
Perform automatic analyses, including Result Overlap as well as SEO and Readability Scorings for various study types.
Evaluate.
Optionally, you can evaluate the search results with jurors – for relevance or usability, for example.
Explore RAT in 120 Seconds.
Discover the various features and capabilities of RAT, and how to effectively utilize the tool for your use cases.
Get Inspired by other RAT Studies.
Explore a variety of sample studies conducted with RAT, such as result overlap, classification and retrieval effectiveness studies, from numerous scientific fields.
Want to Learn More About RAT?
Visit the RAT Knowledge Base or join one of our monthly RAT webinars and explore step-by-step how to design and carry out your own study.
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Feedback from RAT Users
Dr Kateryna Kasianenko
Research Fellow
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
“We utilise RAT to complement our other data collection approaches. We particularly value the user-friendly interface, the ability to set the location to Australia, and the rich set of trace data that the tool enables users to collect.”