{"product_id":"9780792399063","title":"Handbook for Evaluating Knowledge-Based Systems: Conceptual Framework and Compendium of Methods","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook for Evaluating Knowledge-Based Systems: Conceptual Framework and Compendium of Methods\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAdelman, Leonard; Riedel, Sharon L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge-based systems are increasingly found in a wide  variety of settings and this handbook has been written to meet a  specific need in their widening use. While there have been many  successful applications of knowledge-based systems, some applications  have failed because they never received the corrective feedback that  evaluation provides for keeping development focused on the users'  needs in their actual working environment. This handbook provides a  conceptual framework and compendium of methods for performing  evaluations of knowledge-based systems during their development. Its  focus is on the users' and subject matter experts' evaluation of the  usefulness of the system, and not on the developers' testing of the  adequacy of the programming code. The handbook permits evaluators to  systematically answer the following kinds of questions: Does the  knowledge-based system meet the users' task requirements? Is the  system easy to use? Is the knowledge base logically consistent? Does  it meet the required level of expertise? Does the system improve  performance? \u003cbr\u003e  The authors have produced a handbook that will serve two audiences: a  tool that can be used to create knowledge-based systems  (practitioners, developers, and evaluators) and a framework that will  stimulate more research in the area (academic researchers and  students). To accomplish this, the handbook is built around a  conceptual framework that integrates the different types of  evaluations into the system of development process. The kinds of  questions that can be answered, and the methods available for  answering them, will change throughout the system development life  cycle. And throughout this process, one needs to know what can be  done, and what can't. It is this dichotomy that addresses needs in  both the practitioner and academic research audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1997-04-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792399063\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-6171-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 392\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312361689228,"sku":"9780792399063","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792399063.jpg?v=1771524697","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792399063","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}