Quantifying the user experience : practical statistics for user research /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sauro, Jeff (Author)
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Lewis, James R.
Published: Morgan Kaufmann,
Publisher Address: [Place of publication not identified] :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128023082
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780128025482
0128025484
Index Number: QA76
CLC: TP11
Contents: Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Biographies; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Introduction and how to use this book; Introduction; The organization of this book; How to use this book; What test should I use?; What sample size do I need?; You don't have to do the computations by hand; Key points; Chapter review questions; Answers to chapter review questions; References; Chapter 2 -- Quantifying user research; What is user research?; Data from user research; Usability testing; Sample sizes; Representativeness and randomness.
Three types of studies for user researchData collection; Completion rates; Usability problems (UI problems); Task Time; Errors; Satisfaction ratings; Combined scores; A/B testing; Clicks, page views, and conversion rates; Survey data; Rating scales; Net Promoter Scores; Comments and open-ended data; Requirements gathering; Key points; References; Chapter 3 -- How precise are our estimates? Confidence intervals; Introduction; Confidence interval = twice the margin of error; Confidence intervals provide precision and location; Three components of a confidence interval; Confidence level.
VariabilitySample size; Confidence interval for a completion rate; Confidence interval history; Wald interval: terribly inaccurate for small samples; Exact confidence interval; Adjusted-Wald: add two successes and two failures; Best point estimates for a completion rate; Guidelines on reporting the best completion rate estimate; How accurate are point estimates from small samples?; Confidence interval for a problem occurrence; Confidence interval for rating scales and other continuous data; Confidence interval for task-time data; Mean or median task time?; Variability; Bias; Geometric mean.
Computing the geometric meanLog transforming confidence intervals for task-time data; Confidence interval for large sample task times; Confidence interval around a median; Key points; Chapter review questions; Answers to chapter review questions; References; Chapter 4 -- Did we meet or exceed our goal?; Introduction; One-tailed and two-tailed tests; Comparing a completion rate to a benchmark; Small sample test; Mid-probability; Large sample test; Comparing a satisfaction score to a benchmark; Do at least 75% agree? converting continuous ratings to discrete.
Disadvantages to converting continuous ratings to discreteNet Promoter Score; Comparing a task time to a benchmark; Key points; Chapter review questions; Answers to chapter review questions; References; Chapter 5 -- Is there a statistical difference between designs?; Introduction; Comparing two means (rating scales and task times); Within-subjects comparison (paired t-test); Confidence interval around the difference; Practical significance; Comparing task times; Normality assumption of the paired t-test; Between-subjects comparison (two-sample t-test); Confidence interval around the difference.