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georgiamoon edited this page May 16, 2013 · 3 revisions

Data Structures

Participant

  • participantID
  • totalPosts
  • averageReplies
  • starter : threads started / total #
  • engagement : Average number of replies a user has per thread
  • response : replies/ total
  • control : # of replies / # threads started by participant
  • timeSpent : total time spent
  • name
  • list
  • gender
  • entryTime
  • lastPost
  • messages
  • threads
  • type: participant
  • TODO Later: conversation generator metric - threads started / average number of replies to thread (or total? not sure)

Message

  • msgID
  • list
  • minutes : time spent metric - words per email (given a words per minute count)
  • msgType : message type, categorical (forward, question, reply, ...)
  • date : sent timedate
  • gender : gender of the sender
  • threadID
  • participantID
  • type: message

Thread

  • threadID
  • writingTime : minutes spent
  • list
  • start timedate
  • end timedate
  • calendarTime: total calendar time of the thread
  • genderBalance : count of gender
  • participants
  • messages
  • type: thread

Why is this metric important?

Sample Question: Who are the top posters?

Activity Score

An activity score is determined by quantity of:

  • Initiated conversations: this metric shows who is framing the conversations
    • Top Poster =
  • Responses: metric shows who is shaping the discussions
    • Quantity of posts:
      • Top Poster: Dominating the conversation
      • Small: Start/add to conversation but allow community to guide discussion
    • Time taken to respond

Influence Score

Influence is determined by:

  • Initiation dialogue: this metric shows the community interest and involvement in topics
    • Quantity of posts
    • Time taken to respond
    • Ratio of initial poster vs others in thread
      • How does influence effect the willingness of less known posters to respond?
  • Dialogue with new people: metric is a reflection to how the community reacts to growth and how accepting they are of new members.

Relation Score

Relation is determined by number of responses for:

  • male->male
  • female -> female
  • male -> female
  • female -> male
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