Quantifying the user experience : practical statistics for user research / Jeff Sauro, James R. Lewis.
Material type: TextPublisher: Amsterdam : Morgan Kaufmann, [2016]Copyright date: 2016Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxi, 350 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780128025482 (ebook)Subject(s): User interfaces (Computer systems) -- Testing -- Statistical methods | Computers and IT | Human-computer interaction | User interface design & usabilityGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780128023082Summary: 'Quantifying the User Experience' provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. It presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative problems that arise in user research. Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research, Second Edition, provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. The book presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative problems that arise in user research. It addresses questions users face every day, including, Is the current product more usable than our competition? Can we be sure at least 70% of users can complete the task on their first attempt? How long will it take users to purchase products on the website? This book provides a foundation for statistical theories and the best practices needed to apply them. The authors draw on decades of statistical literature from human factors, industrial engineering, and psychology, as well as their own published research, providing both concrete solutions (Excel formulas and links to their own web-calculators), along with an engaging discussion on the statistical reasons why tests work and how to effectively communicate results. Throughout this new edition, users will find updates on standardized usability questionnaires, a new chapter on general linear modeling (correlation, regression, and analysis of variance), with updated examples and case studies throughout.Item type | Current library | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Previous edition: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Quantifying the User Experience' provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. It presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative problems that arise in user research. Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research, Second Edition, provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. The book presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative problems that arise in user research. It addresses questions users face every day, including, Is the current product more usable than our competition? Can we be sure at least 70% of users can complete the task on their first attempt? How long will it take users to purchase products on the website? This book provides a foundation for statistical theories and the best practices needed to apply them. The authors draw on decades of statistical literature from human factors, industrial engineering, and psychology, as well as their own published research, providing both concrete solutions (Excel formulas and links to their own web-calculators), along with an engaging discussion on the statistical reasons why tests work and how to effectively communicate results. Throughout this new edition, users will find updates on standardized usability questionnaires, a new chapter on general linear modeling (correlation, regression, and analysis of variance), with updated examples and case studies throughout.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780128023082
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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