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Why? The main deliverable in user testing is quality. It's much better to have 5 detailed pieces of data than 100 that don't say anything at all.
by run4yourlives 18y ago
Why?
The main deliverable in user testing is quality. It's much better to have 5 detailed pieces of data than 100 that don't say anything at all.
- jcl 18y agoA smaller sample means a greater chance that it's not representative. If 10% of the population is colorblind (or left-handed, etc), you stand a greater-than-50% chance that a random group of five people won't identify a problem for this segment. A larger number of available testers means more fresh eyeballs, hence a better chance of repeat queries yielding accurate first-impression data. Feedback from people whose job it is to evaluate websites may not be representative of the average site visitor. They may be more familiar with common site layouts or have specific pet peeves.
- iamwil 18y agoProbably depends on what you're looking for. When you're just starting out a site, just a couple users will point out all sorts of user interface weaknesses that'll keep you busy fixing for a long while.
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- tlrobinson 18y agoI think there's room for both. Turkers might simulate the casual browsers who happen upon your site. There could be valuable data buried in what they do in a short period of time.