Application of empirical methods to computer-based system design

Abstract

PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLARITY AND USEFULNESS OF PRINTOUT FORMATS DESIGNED FOR USE BY MILITARY NONPROGRAMER PERSONNEL, 3 PRINTOUT FORMATS CONTAINING THE SAME INFORMATION WERE DESIGNED. VERBAL PRINTOUT FORMAT PRESENTED INFORMATION IN WORDS; DATA BLOCK PRINTOUT FORMAT, IN SETS OF DATA; AND EIDOFORM PRINTOUT FORMAT, IN MAPLIKE FORM. 23 MEN STATIONED AT PHOENIX AIR DEFENSE SECTOR SERVED AS SS. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, ATTITUDE INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED IN INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS. PRINTOUT FORMATS AND SETS OF INTERPRETATION QUESTIONS WERE COMBINED FOR ANALYSIS USING A LATIN-SQUARE DESIGN. ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE SHOWED EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT CONDITIONS, PRINTOUT FORMATS, AND PRACTICE EFFECT TO BE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. DIFFERENCES DUE TO SEQUENCE AND TEST FORMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. ATTITUDE RESULTS SUPPORTED INFORMATION MEASURE FINDINGS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)