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Subject:Re: evaluation cards & surveys From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Wed, 10 May 1995 07:31:26 MST
Geoff Hart <geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> wrote-->
Gwen Barnes wrote to express her pain at receiving an "F" in one of
the "evaluate this manual" cards returned by a reader. Cheer up, Gwen,
and anyone else who has been burned this way! Most of these cards
represent a poor excuse for usability testing, and statistically,
they're meaningless in most cases too.
Case in point: we include these cards in our technical notes series,
but they were designed by a manager who knows nothing about survey
design or usability testing. <...>
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Geoff or anybody,
Does anyone know if there is an Internet list server that
discusses such things as preparing surveys and product/service
evaluation forms?
If so, you can e-mail me directly at
bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil
Thanks!
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