This project extended a previous MQP, the Curious Browser, to discover the effectiveness of additional implicit indicators of user interest. We researched possible indicators, and then conducted a small study to find which new indicators should be added. Two examples were the quantization of horizontal and vertical mouse movement. Amongst other results we showed that the number of clicks on a page provided a strong prediction of the explicit rating while the amount of mouse wheel use did not.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Law, Steve T.
• Goodwin, Brad
• Cen, Michael

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02E001M

Advisor

• Claypool, Mark L.
• Brown, David C.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved