Validation of a recording system for computer pointing device activity

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 681-688

  Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a   Wang, Ching Hsyang ^a   Liang, Huey Wen ^a,b   Luh, Jer Junn ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer work; Mlog; Pointing device; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MONITORING; ACTIVITY TIME; COMPUTER PROCESSING; COMPUTER USE; COMPUTER WORK; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC SIGNAL; ELECTRONIC ACTIVITY; ERROR RATE; IDLE TIME; IN-FIELD; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; KEY ACTIONS; MARGIN OF ERROR; MEMORY CAPACITY; MLOG; MONITORING PROGRAMS; POINTING DEVICE; POINTING DEVICES; RECORDING SYSTEMS; REFERENCE VALUES; RELIABILITY TEST; SOFTWARE PROGRAM; TIME INTERVAL; VALIDATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LOADING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MONITORING;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER MEMORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MONITORING; OSCILLOSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 68549140302     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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