XLBlocks: On the Effect of a Visual Language on Formula Creation and Comprehension in Spreadsheets

Doctoral thesis (2022)

Authors

B. Jansen Software Engineering - EEMCS

Contributors

A. van Deursen Software Technology (supervisor)
Felienne Hermans Universiteit Leiden (advisor)
Research Group
Software Engineering (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 B. Jansen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:2df1b141-cd35-41e8-abde-9910134bbda0
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Software Technology

Research Group

Software Engineering

Abstract

The use of spreadsheets in industry is widespread. Their outcomes are often used to substantiate critical business decisions. Unfortunately, spreadsheets are also error-prone. Consequently, companies risk making decisions based on inaccurate information, which eventually could lead to loss of money and reputation.
This dissertation investigates to what extent a visual language could support professional spreadsheet users in interacting with complex formulas. We divided our research into two phases. In the first phase, we try to understand better how spreadsheets are used in three ways...

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