An empirical study of user preference and performance with UML diagrams
An empirical study of user preference and performance with UML diagrams
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使用 UML 图对用户偏好和性能进行实证研究
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2002
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Vitoria Wilkinson
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C. Britton;M. Kutar;Sue Anthony;T. Barker;Sarah Beecham;Vitoria Wilkinson
用户需求的引出和验证在很大程度上取决于作为开发人员和用户在需求过程中进行讨论的工具和技术的有效性。这种有效性又可能受到用户对特定方法或需求技术的偏好的影响。本文描述了一项研究，该研究旨在调查用户对UML中的序列图或协作图的偏好与它们在理解图中包含的信息方面的准确性之间的关系。结果表明，在执行任务之前，用户对两种图表类型中的一种的偏好并没有反映出与另一种图表相比，该类型图表的性能有所提高。然而，在执行任务后，用户关于他们更喜欢使用哪种类型的图表的陈述与该类型图表的性能改善相匹配。
Elicitation and validation of user requirements depend, to a large extent, on the effectiveness of the tools and techniques used as a vehicle for discussion between developers and users during the requirements process. This effectiveness may, in turn, be influenced by user preference for a particular approach or requirements technique. This paper describes a study that was carried out to investigate the relationship between user preference for sequence or collaboration diagrams in UML, with their accuracy in understanding information contained in the diagrams. Results showed that user preference for one of the two diagram types before carrying out the task was not reflected in improved performance with that type of diagram compared with the other. However, after carrying out the task, user statements about which type of diagram they preferred working with were matched by improved performance with that type of diagram.