Controlling the usability evaluation process under varying defect visibility

People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology - Proceedings of HCI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 188-197

  Schmettow, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Count data models; Maximum likelihood; Process control; Reliability; Usability business; Usability evaluation

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; RELIABILITY; USABILITY ENGINEERING; VISIBILITY;

COUNT DATA MODELS; DEFECT VISIBILITY; EXACT CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; INFORMED DECISION; MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL MODELING; USABILITY BUSINESS; USABILITY EVALUATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84860455450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.14236/ewic/hci2009.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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