CONTEXT OF USE ANALYSIS - Activity Checklist for Visual Data Mining

Edwige Fangseu Badjio, François Poulet

2006

Abstract

In this paper, emphasis is placed on understanding how human behaviour interacts with visual data mining (VDM) tools in order to improve their design and usefulness. Computer tools that are more useful assist users in achieving desired goals. Our objective is to highlight quality in context of use problems with existing VDM systems that need to be addressed in the design of new VDM systems. For this purpose, we defined a checklist based on activity theory. The responses provided by 15 potential users are summarized as design insights. The users respond to questions selected from the activity checklist. This paper describes the evaluation method and shares lessons learned from its application.

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Fangseu Badjio E. and Poulet F. (2006). CONTEXT OF USE ANALYSIS - Activity Checklist for Visual Data Mining . In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS, ISBN 978-972-8865-45-0, pages 45-50. DOI: 10.5220/0002456100450050


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@conference{iceis06,
author={Edwige Fangseu Badjio and François Poulet},
title={CONTEXT OF USE ANALYSIS - Activity Checklist for Visual Data Mining},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,},
year={2006},
pages={45-50},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002456100450050},
isbn={978-972-8865-45-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,
TI - CONTEXT OF USE ANALYSIS - Activity Checklist for Visual Data Mining
SN - 978-972-8865-45-0
AU - Fangseu Badjio E.
AU - Poulet F.
PY - 2006
SP - 45
EP - 50
DO - 10.5220/0002456100450050