Data from: Evidence to support common application switching behaviour on smartphones

We find evidence to support common behaviour in smartphone usage based on
analysis of application (app) switching. This is an overlooked aspect of
smartphone usage that gives additional insight beyond screen time and the
particular apps that are accessed. Using a dataset of usage behaviour from
53 participants over a 6-week period, we find strong similarity in the
structure of networks built from app switching, despite diversity in the
apps used, and the volume of app switching. App switch networks exhibit
small-world, broad-scale network features, with a rapid popularity decay,
suggesting that preferential attachment may drive next-app decision
making.