Accession Number:

AD0653209

Title:

VALIDATION OF THE DEI TECHNIQUE FOR LARGE-SCALE DISPLAY EVALUATION

Descriptive Note:

Final rept., Feb 1966-Mar 1967

Corporate Author:

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES INC WAYNE PA

Personal Author(s):

• Siegel, Arthur I.
• Federman, Philip J.

Report Date:

1967-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

107.0

Abstract:

The validity of the display evaluative index technique was investigated in two separate studies. Both studies indicated adequate predictive validity for the technique. The ability of the technique to predict decision making was found to be superior to its ability to predict information extraction processes. Generally, it was found that pictorial type displays are superior to tabular displays for decision making no difference seemed manifest between the two display types for information extraction. Adding appropriate color coding seemed to augment the ability of the user to employ display information. As fact density increased, display decision making scores decreased.

Descriptors:

• *DECISION MAKING
• *DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• *PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• *MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
• PREDICTIONS
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• CODING
• COLORS
• TABLES(DATA)
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• PICTURES

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE