Shore '00: Student HCI Online Research Experiments

University of Maryland

Abstract
Introduction
Experiment
Results
Discussion
Conclusions

Acknowledgements
References
Appendices
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Results

All 
Tests Time

This chart shows that for all three tasks, the time to complete the problem was less for those with navigation bars. Based on this data, it can be assumed that the users with navigation bars used them in some way to their advantage.


Test 1

Test 1 
with navigation bars chart   Test 1 
without navigation bars chart



Test 2

Test 2 
with navigation bars chart   Test 2 
without navigation bars chart



Test 3

Test 3 
with navigation bars chart   Test 3 
without navigation bars chart



Web Experience

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

These three graphs show the web expertise vs. time on each task. Test #1 falls within the expected results (without navigation bars take longer). However, test #2 and #3 show major differences. For test #2, the times are very similar—the one novice user throws off the data. Test #3 shows the expected results for Advanced and Power Users, but unexpected results for Intermediate users.


Standard Deviation

Standard 
Deviation


t-Tests

t-Test 
1


t-Test 
2


t-Test 
3


ANOVA Tests

Anova Test 
1


Anova Test 
2


Anova Test 
3


Raw Data

The raw data for the experiment can be seen at rawdata.html.


 
University of Maryland   Department of Computer Science
CMSC434 — Spring 2000