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Modelo multidimensional para mensurar qualidade em website de e-commerce utilizando a teoria da resposta ao item

Multidimensional model to measure quality in e-commerce websites using item response theory

Rafael Tezza; Antonio Cezar Bornia; Dalton Francisco de Andrade; Pedro Alberto Barbetta

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Resumo O presente artigo propõe um modelo multidimensional para medir a qualidade de websites comerciais com uso da Teoria da Resposta ao Item (TRI). A qualidade de um website engloba características técnicas (usabilidade/navegabilidade, apresentação da informação e interatividade) e não técnicas (design, estética, apelo visual, confiabilidade, hedonismo, imagem), configurando-se, teoricamente, como contexto multidimensional. As suposições iniciais das dimensões e elaboração dos itens foram baseadas em análise bibliográfica sobre o tema qualidade em websites de e-commerce. Um conjunto de 75 itens foi elaborado e uma amostra de 441 websites de e-commerce dos mais variados setores foi a ele submetido. O tratamento e análise dos dados foram feitos utilizando-se a TRI. Nessa etapa, foram discutidas questões referentes à dimensionalidade e à escolha do modelo mais adequado. Por fim, um modelo multidimensional com quatro dimensões foi ajustado contemplando as dimensões navegabilidade ou condução/orientação do usuário, acessibilidade e confiabilidade do sistema, interatividade e apresentação da informação.

Palavras-chave

Qualidade em websites, E-commerce, Modelagem, Teoria da Resposta ao Item Multidimensional

Abstract

Abstract The goal of this article is to propose a multidimensional modeling to measure the quality of commercial websites with the use of Item Response Theory (IRT). The quality of a website encompasses technical characteristics (usability-navigability, presentation of information and interactivity) and non-technical characteristics (design, aesthetics, visual appeal, reliability, hedonism, image), theoretically configuring a multidimensional context. The initial hypothesis of the dimensions and the elaboration of the items were based on a bibliographic analysis about the theme of e-commerce website quality. A set of 75 items was prepared and submitted to a sample of 441 e-commerce websites from a wide variety of sectors. The treatment and analysis of data was conducted using IRT. In this step, questions related to dimensionality and the choice of the most suitable model was discussed. Finally, a multidimensional model with four dimensions was adjusted.

Keywords

Quality in websites, E-commerce, Modeling, Multidimensional Item Response Theory

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