# Retrieval Question Answering on RACE

Source: [Retrieval Question Answering on RACE](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/retrieval-question-answering-on-race>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:50:20.632Z

Evaluation of model performance on the RACE dataset for Retrieval Question Answering, measured by MRR.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Retrieval Question Answering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | RACE |
| Metric | MRR |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 6 of 6 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [MRR](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/retrieval-question-answering-on-race.md?metric=MRR>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | MRR | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SPARTA | 30 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |
| SPARTA | 29.7 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |
| USE-QA | 25.6 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |
| PolyEnc | 25.2 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |
| PolyEnc | 24.7 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |
| BM25 | 14.8 | Not recorded | 68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d |

### SPARTA

MRR: 30. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165b3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Trained on SQuAD + NQ"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SPARTA

MRR: 29.7. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165b1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Trained on SQuAD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### USE-QA

MRR: 25.6. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165af.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa65fa1e209131cea0d9e7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Unsupervised or pretrained"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PolyEnc

MRR: 25.2. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165b2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa67411e209131cea1548c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Trained on SQuAD + NQ"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PolyEnc

MRR: 24.7. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165b0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa67411e209131cea1548c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Trained on SQuAD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### BM25

MRR: 14.8. Result ID: 698d6c498b517eb4332165ae.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68631e209131cea1bb2d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Setup":"Unsupervised or pretrained"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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