An empirical study on green practices of mobile phone users

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• 作者：Iosif Androulidakis ; Vitaly Levashenko ; Elena Zaitseva
• 关键词：Green practices ; Smartphone ; Questionnaires ; Fuzzy decision tree
• 刊名：Wireless Networks
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：22
• 期：7
• 页码：2203-2220
• 全文大小：800 KB
• 刊物类别：Computer Science
• 刊物主题：Computer Communication Networks
  Electronic and Computer Engineering
  Business Information Systems
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1572-8196
• 卷排序：22

文摘

Given the market’s saturation with smartphones and the increased power needs that these have as compared with older feature phones, the users’ green practices and behavior is emerging as an important research topic. The environmental aspects and general awareness issues are not addressed in this study; however, the limited battery life of smartphones is a decisive factor that shapes the users’ behavior, practices and preferences. As such, the users need to follow green practices and carefully assess the energy related characteristics (speed, screen size, weight, and price) that they value the most in a smartphone, to maximize their experience. Based on our previous work that gathered relevant data from 313 users, we extended the analysis in order to examine the user battery life and charging practices, buying habits, green practices and preferences. To that end, we used quantitative statistics and Fuzzy Decision Tree analysis to propose relevant Fuzzy Decision Rules that can classify the results and profile the users.