What we understand is what we get: Assessment in Spreadsheets
Abstract
In previous work we have studied how an explicit representation of background knowledge associated with a specific spreadsheet can be exploited to alleviate usability problems with spreadsheet-based applications. We have implemented this approach in the SACHS system to provide a semantic help system for spreadsheets applications. In this paper, we evaluate the (comprehension) coverage of SACHS on an Excel-based financial controlling system via a "Wizard-of-Oz" experiment. This shows that SACHS adds significant value, but systematically misses important classes of explanations. For judgements about the information contained in spreadsheets, we provide a first approach for an "assessment module" in SACHS.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- September 2010
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1009.2797
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1009.2797
- Bibcode:
- 2010arXiv1009.2797K
- Keywords:
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- Computer Science - Software Engineering
- E-Print:
- 11 Pages, 10 Colour Figures