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27th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference
Testing the Suitability of Markov Chains as Web Usage Models
Dallas, Texas
November 03-November 06
ISBN: 0-7695-2020-0
Zhao Li, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Jeff Tian, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Markov chains have been used to model web usages and served as the basis for statistical testing, performance evaluation, and reliability analysis. However, most of such applications of Markov chains were carried out without answering the question: "Can web usage be accurately modeled by Markov chains?" In this paper, we propose a set of tests, which are easy to perform based on information about web link usage frequencies gathered from web server logs, to answer this question. We applied this approach to our university's web site, and our results indicate that Markov chains can provide fairly accurate models of web usages.
Index Terms:
Web usage and quality assurance, Markov chain, memoryless property, statistical testing
Citation:
Zhao Li, Jeff Tian, "Testing the Suitability of Markov Chains as Web Usage Models," compsac, pp.356, 27th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2003
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