[Sigia-l] Usability Testing

[Todd Zaki Warfel]

The key to usability testing is identifying patterns. And we  
typically shoot for 8-12 participants for web-based applications/ 
services.

On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:36 PM, Donna Maurer wrote:

> [...]And as for the number of people involved in a usability test,  
> more really is better. I don't take individual comments and  
> suggestions from participants - I want to see the main issues and  
> patterns. I like conflicting evidence - gives me things to think  
> about. But that is not possible with 4 participants.[...]


Cheers!

Todd Zaki Warfel
Partner, Design & Usability Specialist
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