A proposed index of usability: A method for comparing the relative usability of different software systems

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 267-277

  Lin, Han X ^a   Choong, Yee Yin ^a   Salvendy, Gavriel ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

HUMAN FACTORS; USABILITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031191681     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492997119833     Document Type: Article

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