Thanks for the prompt, Jared. There's no reason to limit the age
range *at all.* As long as the behaviors are the same -- that is, the
task goals of the users -- across age ranges, then it doesn't matter a
bit how old the participants are.
As members of UPA, people over 65 would very likely have the same
tasks and goals in mind as someone younger: Maintain membership
information, renew memberships, find out what's going on in the
association, get in the consulting directory, find out who is on the
board, find out where the conference is, etc.
Limiting the age range wouldn't benefit the research. In fact,
limiting may be a detriment.
Dana
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On Mar 12, 2009, at 12:04 AM, Jared Spool wrote:
So? Why limit the age range? How does that benefit the research?
On Mar 11, 2009, at 10:20 PM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote:
Perhaps because the core audience isn't older than 65? Not to say
that there aren't any, but I'd imagine, based on the meetings and
conferences that I've been to, that the number of people over 65
are statistically quite small.
On Mar 11, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Dana Chisnell wrote:
May I ask why the age range limits to 65?
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