scholarly journals Systematicity of Search Index: A new measure for exploring information search patterns

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 673-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Perkovic ◽  
Nicola J. Bown ◽  
Gulbanu Kaptan
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Search Index

scholarly journals Information Search Patterns in E-Commerce Product Comparison Services

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah ◽  
Weiyin Hong ◽  
Liqiang Chen ◽  
Hong-Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Product Selection ◽  
Consideration Set ◽  
Alternative Processing ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Product Comparison

To facilitate product selection and purchase decisions on e-commerce Web sites, the presentation of product information is very important. In this research, the authors study how disposition styles influence users’ search patterns in product comparison services of e-commerce Web sites. The results show that people use relatively more feature paths and less product paths in vertical disposition style than horizontal disposition style. The findings also indicate that there are relatively more feature paths and less product paths in the first half than second half of the information search paths. This is consistent with Gensch’s two-stage choice model which suggests that people use attribute processing to derive a consideration set before they apply alternative processing to arrive at a final choice in product comparison services.

What Do Parents Want From Schools? Evidence From the Internet

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Schneider ◽  
Jack Buckley
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Choice Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Choice ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
United States Today ◽  
Parental Preferences ◽  
Search Patterns

One of the most contentious policy areas in the United States today is the expansion of school choice. While many dimensions of parental-choice behavior have been analyzed, many of the most enduring questions center on the aspects of schools parents prefer and how these preferences will affect the socioeconomic and racial composition of schools. Using Internet-based methodological tools, we study parental preferences revealed through information search patterns and compare these findings to the standard ones in the literature, which are based largely on telephone interviews. Based on this evidence we suggest that unfettered choice may lead to undesirable outcomes in the distribution of students, and it may also lead to reduced pressure on schools to improve academic performance.

The Role of Information Technology in Promotion Strategy. Case in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and Ragunan, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 960
Author(s):  
Dhian Tyas UNTARI
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
The Stability

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, one of the leading sectors is tourism. Tourism, which is one of the tertiary sectors, is the largest foreign exchange earner in Jakarta. Two Jakarta tourism icons are Ragunan and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). Promotion is needed to maintain the stability of the number of visits in both tourist destinations, especially through the internet. Globalization brings people's behavior to information search patterns through the internet. Here is the problem you want answered; how effective are these two tourist sites on the perceptive perspective of the community. The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) and Ragunan tourism Web. This is a quantitative research, using a sample of 165 people taken randomly from leading tourist attractions in DKI Jakarta, namely TMII and Ragunan. Dimensions used in research are empathy, persuasion, impact, and communication.

An Examination of Different Performance Outcomes in an Analytical Procedures Task

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy J. Green ◽  
Ken T. Trotman
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Hypothesis Generation ◽  
Single Experiment ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Similar Information ◽  
Auditor Judgments ◽  
Analytical Procedures ◽  
Generation Information ◽  
Hypothesis Evaluation

In order to improve auditor judgments, it is first necessary to understand and evaluate what successful auditors do differently than those who are less successful. This study uses a computerized research instrument to examine in a single experiment the hypothesis generation, information search, hypothesis evaluation, and final judgment stages of the analytical procedures process. The inclusion of a criterion variable and the ability to search for additional evidence allows the study to examine in which of the various stages of analytical procedures auditors make less-than-optimal judgments. Of the 82 participants, 24 selected the correct cause, 19 never generated the correct cause as a hypothesis, and 39 generated the correct cause as a hypothesis but ended up not selecting it. The incorrect participants were divided into two categories: those who incorrectly selected the inherited hypothesis and those who incorrectly selected another self-generated non-error as the cause. The former group showed deficiencies in both information search and hypothesis evaluation compared to the correct group. The second incorrect group had similar information search patterns to the correct participants but had inferior hypothesis evaluation. These findings therefore lend support to the suggestion by Asare and Wright (2003) that not only is hypothesis generation important, but also information search and hypothesis evaluation are important.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION SEARCH PATTERNS IN COMPLEX DECISION MAKING

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Baláž ◽  
◽  
Viera Bačová ◽  
Pavel Škriniar ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Complex Decision Making ◽  
Complex Decision

Cancer information seeking and scanning: Sources and patterns

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 853-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura LB Barnes ◽  
Jam J Khojasteh ◽  
Denna Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
National Trends

Objective: This study aimed to identify predominant search patterns in a recent search for health information and a potential search for strongly needed cancer information, to identify the commonly scanned sources of information that may represent stable elements of the information fields characteristic of these patterns, and to evaluate whether search patterns are the same for cancer patients and non-patients. Design: Analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey 4 Cycle 2 (HINTS 4.2) data, a nationally representative survey administered by the US National Cancer Institute. Methods: The search patterns of individuals responding to survey questions about a recent search for health information and a hypothetical search for strongly needed cancer information were identified by cross-classifying the first source of information to be consulted in both search contexts. Using a mixed-model repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), we evaluated the relationship between search patterns and scanned sources of cancer information. Results: Five predominant search patterns or groups were evident: Internet–doctor (29%), Internet–Internet (25%), doctor–doctor (16%), Internet–cancer organisation (6%) and print–doctor (6%) for recent search and for the hypothetical search for strongly needed information, respectively. Patterns did not vary by presence/absence of cancer diagnosis. Information search groups differed both demographically and in the sources of information scanned. Patterns were replicated in data from two additional HINTS surveys which differed in the wording of the focal questions. Conclusion: Differences among the patterns in various health-related attitudes and behaviours are identified. Implications for patient engagement in shared decision-making, particularly in the presence of rapid developments in health information technology, are discussed.

On the influence of context-based complexity on information search patterns: An individual perspective.

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jella Pfeiffer ◽  
Martin Meißner ◽  
Eduard Brandstätter ◽  
René Riedl ◽  
Reinhold Decker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Individual Perspective

scholarly journals Aging and Decisions From Experience: Differences in Information Search and Subsequent Decision Quality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Wegier
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Search Pattern ◽  
Pattern Selection ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Affective Feedback

Across a wide variety of choice tasks requiring information to be learned prior to a decision be made, older adults have been found to search for less information than their younger adult counterparts. This dissertation proposed and investigated several potential causes of this age-related decline in the extent of information search: (1) Domain familiarity; (2) Search patterns; (3) Affect; and (4) Risk. The results of four experiments are presented. In each, no significant age-related decline in the extent of information search was found. Despite this, each experiment presents novel findings, adding to our understanding of how information search and subsequent decision quality in choice changes with age. Experiment 1 revealed an age-related shift in search pattern selection during pre-decisional information search. Older adults showed a preference for the use of a comprehensive, infrequent-switch, pattern during search. Experiment 2 demonstrated the significant impact that search patterns can have on decision quality. Search pattern use was strictly enforced and it was found that searching using a piecewise search pattern resulted in a significant improvement in performance, relative to comprehensive search, across both younger and older adult age groups, despite older adults showing declines in their fluid intelligence. Experiment 3 investigated the role of affective feedback on decision quality. When given affect-rich and affect-poor feedback, an interaction of age and affective feedback on decision quality was observed. Younger adults’ performance was greater when they were provided with affect-poor performance feedback compared to affect-rich feedback, but a similar trend was not observed in older adults. Experiment 4 found older adults to be no less efficient in identifying higher value outcomes than younger adults. Overall, this dissertation presents several novel findings in the field of decision-making research. The importance of search pattern selection on decision quality was demonstrated. More critical is the finding that older adults are no less effective in their decisions across a wide array of tasks and manipulations, despite existing stereotypes and evidence of age-related declines in cognitive abilities. Moving forward, the work presented here could be used to guide the future creation of decision aids and new approaches to choice.

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