Model mismatch analysis: Towards a deeper explanation of users’ usability problems

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-55

  Sutcliffe, Alistair ^a   Ryan, Michele ^a   Doubleday, Ann ^a   Springett, Mark ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

TAXONOMIC ANALYSIS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033993137     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492900118786     Document Type: Article

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