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The impact of data models and task complexity on end-user performance: an experimental investigation

✍ Scribed by CHECHEN LIAO; PRASHANT C. PALVIA


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
143 KB
Volume
52
Category
Article
ISSN
1071-5819

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✦ Synopsis


The purpose of this study was to investigate similarities and di!erences in the quality of data representations produced by end-users using the relational model (RM), the extended entity-relationship model (EERM), and the object-oriented model (OOM). By performing laboratory experiments using MIS major students, quality was evaluated on "ve constructs of a data model (i.e. entity/object, descriptor, identi"er, relationship and generalization hierarchy) and six facets of a relationship (i.e.