Title :
Truncated experiments and field experiments in usability engineering
Author :
Chignell, Mark H. ; Valdez, J. Felix
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An assessment is made of the role of truncated experiments in usability analysis, and experimental results are used to indicate some of the problems that occur in truncated experiments. A discussion is presented of the use of field studies to provide supplementary information for usability analysis. A description is given of some of the logging tools the authors have developed to make comprehensive field studies more practicable
Keywords :
user interfaces; field experiments; logging tools; truncated experiments; usability analysis; usability engineering; user interfaces; Design engineering; Human factors; Information analysis; Process design; Product design; Prototypes; Testing; Usability; User interfaces; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1991. 'Decision Aiding for Complex Systems, Conference Proceedings., 1991 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0233-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1991.169876
