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Experimental human-computer interaction a practical guide with visual examples

"Experiments that require the use of human participants are time consuming and costly: it is important to get the process right the first time. Planning and preparation are key to success. This practical book takes the human-computer interaction researcher through the complete experimental proc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purchase, Helen C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York Cambridge University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Experiments that require the use of human participants are time consuming and costly: it is important to get the process right the first time. Planning and preparation are key to success. This practical book takes the human-computer interaction researcher through the complete experimental process, from identifying a research question to designing and conducting an experiment, and then to analyzing and reporting the results. The advice offered in this book draws on the author's twenty years of experience running experiments. In describing general concepts of experimental design and analysis she refers to numerous worked examples that address the very real practicalities and problems of conducting an experiment, such as managing participants, getting ethical approval, preempting criticism, choosing a statistical method, and dealing with unexpected events"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages) illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780511844522
0511844522
9781139549417
1139549413
9781139554374
1139554379