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Clothing the naked emperor: the unfulfilled promise of the science of usability

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Randolph G. Bias,

Doug GillanAuthors Info & Claims

Interactions, Volume 20, Issue 6

Pages 72 - 77

https://doi.org/10.1145/2527299

Published: 01 November 2013 Publication History

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Evaluation and usability as a practice area has diversified its approaches, broadened the spectrum of UX issues it addresses, and extended its contribution into deeper levels of product-development decision making. This forum addresses conceptual, methodological, and professional issues that arise in the field's continuing effort to contribute robust information about users to product planning and design. David Siegel and Susan Dray, Editors

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Scholcover FBlumberg EFurlough CStokes TWhitmer DZielinska O(2022)Maximizing Research Impact: A Panel Discussion On Method Selection for Non-Research StakeholdersProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting10.1177/107118132266103666:1(1913-1914)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181322661036
Bias RHoffman R(2013)Where's the Rigor in the Field of Usability Analysis?IEEE Intelligent Systems10.1109/MIS.2013.15028:6(66-72)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MIS.2013.150

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Scholcover FBlumberg EFurlough CStokes TWhitmer DZielinska O(2022)Maximizing Research Impact: A Panel Discussion On Method Selection for Non-Research StakeholdersProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting10.1177/107118132266103666:1(1913-1914)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181322661036
Bias RHoffman R(2013)Where's the Rigor in the Field of Usability Analysis?IEEE Intelligent Systems10.1109/MIS.2013.15028:6(66-72)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MIS.2013.150

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