Using a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to determine product usability: A proposed theoretical framework

Work

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 9-19

  Zhou, Ronggang ^a   Chan, Alan H S ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

analytic hierarchy process (AHP); fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; Usability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SATISFACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; FUZZY LOGIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85012225064     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-162474     Document Type: Article

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