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Commentary on ‘the effect of graphic style on data model interpretation’
Author(s) -
Venable John R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1999.00056.x
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , style (visual arts) , construct (python library) , interpreter , computer science , measure (data warehouse) , data mining , programming language , history , archaeology
. In this issue, the paper by Nordbotten & Crosby, entitled ‘The effect of graphic style on data model interpretation’, attempts to establish a causal link between the graphic style of a conceptual data model (or data modelling language) and the success of users attempting to interpret instances of the use of that data model. It employs the novel technique of eye‐movement tracking to determine what is viewed or seen by the interpreters (experimental subjects) as an intermediary construct in the interpretation, in that what is not seen cannot be interpreted. It then further attempts to measure the success of the experimental interpretations and supposes that differences between subjects’ interpretations are caused by the differences in the graphic style of the various experimentally presented data models.