布局对UML类图理解的影响:一个对照实验

2009 5th IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis Pub Date : 2009-11-17 DOI:10.1109/VISSOF.2009.5336430

Bonita Sharif, Jonathan I. Maletic

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本文给出了一个控制实验的结果，该实验评估了不同的布局策略对两个软件系统的UML类图理解的影响。六种不同类型的软件理解任务，具有不同程度的难度，被用来评估布局。每个任务由几个问题组成，旨在衡量布局的可理解性。这项研究涉及45名参与者，他们在软件设计和编程能力方面有不同的经验。给出了求解任务的准确性、速度、置信度和偏好度的定量分析报告。结果表明，在大多数任务中，聚类布局显著提高了受试者解决问题的准确性和速度。

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The effect of layout on the comprehension of UML class diagrams: A controlled experiment

The results of a controlled experiment assessing the effects of different layout strategies on the comprehension of UML class diagrams of two software systems is presented. Six different categories of software comprehension tasks, with varying degrees of difficulty, are used to assess the layouts. Each task consists of several questions aimed at measuring the comprehensibility of a layout. The study involved 45 participants of varied experience in software design and programming ability. A report on the quantitative analysis of accuracy, speed, confidence level and preference of solving the tasks is given. Results indicate that clustered layouts demonstrate significant improvement in subject accuracy and speed in solving the problems in a majority of tasks.

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