Effective Explanations of Recommendations: User-Centered Design

Nava Tintarev, Judith Masthoff

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingPublished conference contribution

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Abstract

This paper characterizes general properties of useful, or Effective, explanations of recommendations. It describes a methodology based on focus groups, in which we elicit what helps moviegoers decide whether or not they would like a movie. Our results highlight the importance of personalizing explanations to the individual user, as well as considering the source of recommendations, user mood, the effects of group viewing, and the effect of explanations on user expectations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecSys'07
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2007 ACM conference on Recommender systems
EditorsJoseph A. Konstan, John Riedl, Barry Smyth
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherACM Press
Pages153 - 156
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781595937308
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventACM conference on Recommender systems, RecSys'07 - Minneapolis, MN October 19 - 20, 2007, United States
Duration: 19 Oct 200720 Oct 2007

Conference

ConferenceACM conference on Recommender systems, RecSys'07
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, MN October 19 - 20, 2007
Period19/10/0720/10/07

Keywords

  • recommender systems
  • user-centered design

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