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Differences between participants and users: representative or not?

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 29 June 2007
Differences between participants and users: representative or not?

‘“Rule 1 for usability testing: get representative users” Read something like that? Said something like that? I certainly have. And I definitely agree with it, on the whole. But not always: so I thought I’d muse on the issue inContinue reading… Differences between participants and users: representative or not?

Back-to-front and inside-out estimating of testing

Jane Matthews 24 August 2023 28 February 2003
Back-to-front and inside-out estimating of testing

How to estimate the time needed for a usability test? One of my favourite lists was discussing this recently. Formulae were proposed, variables discussed, and weighting factors considered. I was torn somewhere between a wry smile and an attack ofContinue reading… Back-to-front and inside-out estimating of testing

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