A study of the relation of mobile device attributes with the user-perceived quality of Android apps

Noei, Ehsan; Syer, Mark D.; Zou, Ying; Hassan, Ahmed E.; Keivanloo, Iman

doi:10.1007/s10664-017-9507-3

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“…Userreviews are associated with star-ratings between 1 and 5. The majority of users do not download an app with an average star-rating of less than three [6]. We count the starratings of 3 as a neutral rating, any star-rating below 3 as a negative rating, and any star-rating above 3 as a positive one.…”

Section: Filtering Out Inconsistent User-reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Too Many User-Reviews! What Should App Developers Look at First?

Noei

Zhang

Zou

2021

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

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Due to the rapid growth in the number of mobile applications (apps) in the past few years, succeeding in mobile app markets has become ruthless. Online app markets, such as Google Play Store, let users rate apps on a five-star scale and leave feedback. Given the importance of high star-ratings to the success of an app, it is crucial to help developers find the key topics of user-reviews that are significantly related to star-ratings of a given category. Having considered the key topics of user-reviews, app developers can narrow down their effort to the user-reviews that matter to be addressed for receiving higher star-ratings. We study 4,193,549 user-reviews of 623 Android apps that were collected from Google Play Store in ten different categories. The results show that few key topics commonly exist across categories, and each category has a specific set of key topics. We also evaluated the identified key topics with respect to the changes that are made to each version of the apps for 19 months. We observed, for 77% of the apps, considering the key topics in the next versions shares a significant relationship with increases in star-ratings.

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Section: Filtering Out Inconsistent User-reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Too Many User-Reviews! What Should App Developers Look at First?

Noei

Zhang

Zou

2021

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

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“…However, they state that the severeness of the performance penalty does not inherently mean that the performance is unacceptable, in fact, quite the opposite. Based on their empirical performance investigation, the authors report generally acceptable performance and especially make note of high-end devices performing well, an important factor also stressed by Noei et al [52] in their study on the impact of device attributes on user-perceived app quality. Similar findings are also reported by Ciman and Gaggi [25] in their empirical investigation of energy consumption in the context of apps developed using cross-platform frameworks.…”

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An Empirical Study of Cross-Platform Mobile Development in Industry

Biørn-Hansen

Grønli

Ghinea

et al. 2019

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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The purpose of this study is to report on the industry’s perspectives and opinions on cross-platform mobile development, with an emphasis on the popularity, adoption, and arising issues related to the use of technical development frameworks and tools. We designed and conducted an online survey questionnaire, for which 101 participants were recruited from various developer-oriented online forums and websites. A total of five questions are reported in this study, of which two employed a Likert scale instrument, while three were based on multiple choice. In terms of technical frameworks, we find that PhoneGap, the Ionic Framework, and React Native were the most popular in use, both in hobby projects and in professional settings. The participants report an awareness of trade-offs when embracing cross-platform technologies and consider penalties in performance and user experience to be expected. This is also in line with what is reported in academic research. We find patterns in the reported perceived issues which match both older and newer research, thus rendering the findings a point of departure for further endevours.

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“…Noei et al [150] A study of the relation of mobile device attributes with the user-perceived quality of Android apps Sample Study Investigates the relationship between device attributes and app attributes, on the one hand, and the user-perceived quality of apps on the other. The study is based on an analysis of over 150,000 reviews, 30 devices, and 280 apps.…”

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The ABC of Software Engineering Research

Stol

Fitzgerald

2018

ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol.

157

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A variety of research methods and techniques are available to SE researchers, and while several overviews exist, there is consistency neither in the research methods covered nor in the terminology used. Furthermore, research is sometimes critically reviewed for characteristics inherent to the methods. We adopt a taxonomy from the social sciences, termed here the ABC framework for SE research, which offers a holistic view of eight archetypal research strategies. ABC refers to the research goal that strives for generalizability over Actors (A) and precise measurement of their Behavior (B), in a realistic Context (C). The ABC framework uses two dimensions widely considered to be key in research design: the level of obtrusiveness of the research and the generalizability of research findings. We discuss metaphors for each strategy and their inherent limitations and potential strengths. We illustrate these research strategies in two key SE domains, global software engineering and requirements engineering, and apply the framework on a sample of 75 articles. Finally, we discuss six ways in which the framework can advance SE research.

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A study of the relation of mobile device attributes with the user-perceived quality of Android apps

Cited by 41 publications

References 41 publications

Too Many User-Reviews! What Should App Developers Look at First?

Too Many User-Reviews! What Should App Developers Look at First?

An Empirical Study of Cross-Platform Mobile Development in Industry

The ABC of Software Engineering Research

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