Open AccessGovStat statistical interactive glossary: Two studies of effectiveness and control
Author(s) -
Brown Ron T.,
Haas Stephanie W.,
Haas Stephanie W.,
Cao Leo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504201121
Subject(s) - glossary , computer science , presentation (obstetrics) , task (project management) , animation , control (management) , statistical analysis , graphics , focus (optics) , human–computer interaction , multimedia , information retrieval , world wide web , artificial intelligence , computer graphics (images) , statistics , linguistics , engineering , mathematics , medicine , philosophy , physics , systems engineering , optics , radiology
The GovStat Statistical Interactive Glossary (SIG) is designed to allow users of government statistical websites to consult definitions of statistical terms while continuing their current task of browsing statistical websites. In this paper, we present results from two studies of the SIG that evaluated the effectiveness of the SIG presentations. We specifically focus on two areas: the effects of three presentation formats (text only, graphics + text, animation + text) on user performance and preferences, and the effects of three levels of controls for animations on user performance and preferences. Our findings have implications for designers of just‐in‐time help, as well as raising questions for future research.