End-Users Productivity in Model-Based Spreadsheets: An Empirical Study

Abstract. Spreadsheets are widely used and studies show that most of the existing ones contain non-trivial errors. To improve end-users productivity, recent research proposes the use of a model-driven engineering approach to spreadsheets. In this paper we conduct the first empirical study to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of this approach. A set of spreadsheet end users worked with two different model-based spreadsheets. We present and analyze here the results achieved.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: ISEUD
• Authors: Laura Beckwith, Jácome Cunha, João Paulo Fernandes, João Saraiva
• Keywords: Empirical Study, End Users, Human Computer Interaction, ISEUD 2011, Spreadsheets