Error by design: Methods for predicting device usability

Design Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-384

  Stanton, Neville A ^a   Baber, Christopher ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design methods; Errors; Psychology of design; User behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036642158     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-694X(01)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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