Ting, I-H., Kimble, C. and Kudenko, D. (2005) A pattern restore method for restoring missing patterns in server side clickstream data. In: Web Technologies Research and Development - APWeb 2005. 7th Asia-Pacific Web Conference, March 29 - April 1, 2005, Shanghai, China. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (3399). Springer , Berlin / Heidelberg , pp. 501-512. ISBN 978-3-540-25207-8
Abstract
When analyzing patterns in server side data, it becomes quickly apparent that some of the data originating from the client is lost, mainly due to the caching of web pages. Missing data is a very important issue when using server side data to analyze a users browsing behavior, since the quality of the browsing patterns that can be identified depends on the quality of the data. In this paper, we present a series of experiments to demonstrate the extent of the data loss in different browsing environments and illustrate the difference this makes in the resulting browsing patterns when visualized as footstep graphs. We propose an algorithm, called the Pattern Restore Method (PRM), for restoring some of the data that has been lost and evaluate the efficiency and accuracy of this algorithm.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2009 15:03 |
Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2009 15:03 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b106936 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/b106936 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6963 |