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From: davecb@nexus.yorku.ca (David Collier-Brown)
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Subject: Re: Printable format (was: Re:  ISO/CCITT meeting report)
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Date: 19 Aug 90 20:33:22 GMT
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GRZ027%DBNGMD21.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Peter Sylvester +49 228 8199645) writes:

>> So the human factors study did find that the best combination
>> was to have a ***different*** format on the business card
>> and in the user interface!!

>I would interprete this result in a different way:
>Gargabe in, arbitary results out.


   Actually it's just too narrow (:-)).  I'm afraid the ergonomic
investigation will need to be re-run, with the results of the first
experiment being used to help design a second experiment.
   After all, we're shouldn't be trying to decide on an optimal
form at this early stage: we should be trying to get enough breadth
of choice into the experiments so that we don't miss a previously
unconsidered, arguably ``better'' form.

--dave c-b
[ps: If you don't think that verged on a self-serving comment, you didn't see
 my previous posting... I'm almost blushing.]
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