RE: References for "The Magic Number" and more examples of the nu mber 7

[Steve Bang <SBang -at- alphablox -dot- com>]

Here are some important counterpoints to the the discussion about the the
"Magical Number 7":

Reducing reliance on superstition
In: UI Design Update Newsletter - September, 2000
http://www.humanfactors.com/library/sep00.asp

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And, here's another good one:

3.14159, 42, and 7±2: Three Numbers That (Should) Have Nothing To Do 
  With User Interface Design
In: Internetworking -- Aug. 2000
http://www.internettg.org/newsletter/aug00/article_miller.html


If you would like to read the original Miller paper, it is available online
at:

Miller, George A. (1956). "The magical number seven, plus or minus two:
  Some limits on our capacity for processing information." The
Psychological Review, 63, 81-97. Also at
http://www.well.com/user/smalin/miller.html


Steve

Steven K. Bang
Sr. Staff Information Developer
AlphaBlox
(650) 526-1782

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