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Hu, Han-Fen

Topic Weight Topic Terms
0.373 web site sites content usability page status pages metrics browsing design use web-based guidelines results
0.144 data classification statistical regression mining models neural methods using analysis techniques performance predictive networks accuracy
0.117 instrument measurement factor analysis measuring measures dimensions validity based instruments construct measure conceptualization sample reliability
0.101 performance firm measures metrics value relationship firms results objective relationships firm's organizational traffic measure market

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Chau, Michael 1 Fang, Xiao 1 Hu, Paul Jen-Hwa 1 Sheng, Olivia R. Liu 1
Yang, Zhuo 1
data-driven navigability metrics 1 Web metrics 1 Web mining 1 Web site navigability 1
Web site navigation 1

Articles (1)

A Data-Driven Approach to Measure Web Site Navigability. (Journal of Management Information Systems, 2012)
Authors: Abstract:
    Web site navigability refers to the degree to which a visitor can follow a Web site's hyperlink structure to successfully find information with efficiency and ease. In this study, we take a data-driven approach to measure Web site navigability using Web data readily available in organizations. Guided by information foraging and information-processing theories, we identify fundamental navigability dimensions that should be emphasized in metric development. Accordingly, we propose three data-driven metrics-namely, power, efficiency, and directness-that consider Web structure, usage, and content data to measure a Web site's navigability. We also develop a Web mining-based method that processes Web data to enable the calculation of the proposed metrics. We further implement a prototype system based on the Web mining-based method and use it to assess the navigability of two sizable, real-world Web sites with the metrics. To examine the analysis results by the metrics, we perform an evaluation study that involves these two sites and 248 voluntary participants. The evaluation results show that user performance and assessments are consistent with the analysis results revealed by our metrics. Our study demonstrates the viability and practical value of data-driven metrics for measuring Web site navigability, which can be used for evaluative, diagnostic, or predictive purposes.