Productivity prediction by extrapolation: Using workload memory as a predictor of target performance

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-96

  Alsiö, Gunilla ^a   Goldstein, Mikael ^b  

^a Erga Ergonomikonsult   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR CORRECTION; EXTRAPOLATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

RUNNING MEMORY TASKS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034160988     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492900118696     Document Type: Article

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