Evaluation and Validation of Subfertility Ontology and Decision Support System

Abstract

Evaluation and Validation of ontology verify the quality and perfection of the ontology. Decision Support System ’s Evaluation and Validation provides an error-free and accurate system for users. This paper describes the validation of ontology procedures which verifies the content of the ontology and examines the application of developed subfertility treatment method ontology. We gathered ontology expert suggestions and assessment methods for developed ontology also from the users’ feedback from the doctors and medical students. Ontology accuracy and quality validated by Corpus-based Approach, Delphi Method, Modified Delphi Method, and OntOlogy Pitfall Scanner (web-based pitfall scanner tool) are some approaches employed for ontology evaluation. Certain concepts such as DL Query and SPARQL Query have been utilized to assess ontology, which is included in the Protégé OWL Ontology editor 5.5. The technique of verification adheres to the coherence and structure of ontology while the methods of validation focus to assess their application in the real world. Validity and assessment determine the ontology model’s consistency and user satisfaction. Decision Support System (DSS) evaluated and validated by the field test and user’s feedback. This Evaluation and Validation provide the perfectness of decision-making in a specified domain.