The Use of Fuzzy Clustering to Examine End User Segmentation
Vikram Sethi, Chittibabu Govindarajulu, Ruth C. King, Mark E. Eakin · 2002
A key research theme in the field of end-user computing (EUC) is learning more about end users and their needs and designing support strategies for assisting, managing, and controlling end-user activities. Typology maps, such as those by Rockart and Flannery (1983), have been used to categorize end users into different groups based on criteria such as the skill and sophistication of EUC activity. In most such studies, users selfselect themselves into one of several groups based on generic definitions provided in the study. As in most pure taxonomies, a user becomes a part of one and only one group. In this study,we provide an alternative analytical mechanism to self-selection and unitary membership: the use of fuzzy clustering, which allows for gradual membership in different groups, with membership values indicating the probability or degree of