[Sigia-l] Identification please
Jonathan Baker-Bates
Jonathan.Baker-Bates at lbi.com
Fri May 11 06:09:12 EDT 2007
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> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Skot Nelson
> Sent: 10 May 2007 20:14
> To: Jonathan Baker-Bates
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> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Identification please
>
> Jonathan Baker-Bates wrote:
> > They then tested that against conventional tree and list browsing
> > interfaces and found that users could retrieve information
> faster with
> > these than even proficient users of the hyperbolic UI.
> >
> > Do you know of such research?
>
> I googled "tree beats hyperbolic browser" and found a bit.
>
> The Effect of Information Scent on Searching Information
> Visualizations of Large Tree Structures Peter Pirolli, Stuart
> K. Card, and Mija M. Van Der Wege
>
> > Hypothesis -
> > Hyperbolic browsers will outperform more conventional,
> Explorer-like
> > browsers in search tasks Method - four types of tasks
> > (1) Simple retrieval
> > (2) Complex retrieval
> > (3) Local relational
> > (4) Complex/global relational
> > Results -
> > No significant difference in overall task times between
> Hyperbolic and Explorer browsers. Indications that individual
> performances can overwhelm browser design for overall task.
> > Hyperbolic browser seems to be faster than Explorer at high
> scent and slower at low scent (see Figure 4). No reliable
> statistical difference between low and high scent comparisons
> for Explorer.
>
> Of course, I probably could have found more results if the
> list had been presented in a Hyperbolic Browser :D
Ah - fantastic!
Thanks Skot, Ken, Mark, David - I ask, you answer. Sometimes it's all so
simple :-)
Jonathan
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