Abstract

Describes the use of Spotfire, a starfield visualization tool, to generate interactive visualizations of log data, ranging from aggregate views of all Web site hits in a time interval to close-ups that approximate the path of a user through a site. Highlights current efforts and provides examples of the visualizations created in Spotfire. Discusses difficulties of data collection, presentation, and interpretation, with suggestions for improvement. (AEF)

Citation

Hochheiser, H. & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Understanding Patterns of User Visits to Web Sites: Interactive Starfield Visualizations of WWW Log Data. Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 36, 331. Retrieved August 16, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/87530/.

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Keywords

• Behavior Patterns
• Computer System Design
• Data Collection
• Improvement
• information retrieval
• Information Seeking
• ONLINE SYSTEMS
• Users (Information)
• Visualization
• World Wide Web