Out of interest how many participants are you testing with? Could you break the numbers down? James http://blog.feralabs.com
2009/3/12 Dana Chisnell <[email protected]> > > 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 > > :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: > :: :: > Dana Chisnell > desk: 415.392.0776 > mobile: 415.519.1148 > > dana AT usabilityworks DOT net > > www.usabilityworks.net > http://usabilitytestinghowto.blogspot.com/ > > > 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? >>>> >>> >> > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
