Preference versus performance: Investigating the dissociation between objective measures and subjective ratings of usability for schematic metro maps and intuitive theories of design

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 109-128

  Roberts, Maxwell J ^a   Gray, Hannah ^a   Lesnik, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Journey planning; Metro maps; Objective measures; Schematic maps; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DISSOCIATION; SUBWAYS;

GOLD STANDARDS; LINE TRAJECTORY; LONDON UNDERGROUND; METRO MAPS; NETWORK MAPS; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; SCHEMATIC MAPS; SUBJECTIVE RATING;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84978952230     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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