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In this chapter, we discuss the various methods of persona creation. Persona creation has traditionally been divided into Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods approaches. However, there is a lack of literature systematically contrasting the strengths and weaknesses of these three general approaches. Here, we review the literature to map the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. We provide insights for better creation and use of data-driven personas from both researchers and practitioners, especially those who are new to personas, deploying personas in a new domain, or familiar with only one of the persona creation approaches. We end with some examples of the APG system that creates data-driven personas.
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Jansen, B.J., Salminen, J., Jung, Sg., Guan, K. (2021). Selecting the Appropriate Persona Creation Method. In: Data-Driven Personas. Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02231-9_10
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