Ebook: Human Factors Testing and Evaluation

Front Cover; Human Factors Testing and Evaluation; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Glossary of Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS TEST AND EVALUATION; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 DEFINITIONS; 1.3 WHAT DO WE ATTEMPT TO MEASURE?; 1.4 TESTING AND EVALUATION PURPOSES; 1.5 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AS A TESTING CONTEXT; 1.6 LABORATORY RESEARCH COMPARED WITH PERFORMANCE TESTING; 1.7 TEST SITUATIONS; 1.8 ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING HUMAN PERFORMANCE TESTING AND EVALUATION; 1.9 FACTORS AFFECTING TESTING ADEQUACY; 1.10 THE REMAINDER OF THE BOOK.;Human factors measurement has characteristics that set it apart from psychological or engineering measurement and for that reason, human factors testing and evaluation deserves special treatment. The many excellent texts available in the behavioral area do not give an adequate picture of this topic, and this is particularly unfortunate because testing and evaluation (T & E) is an integral part of human-machine system design and operation. The emphasis in this book is on why and how to conduct such testing. One of its outstanding features is its pragmatism; based on his past experience in syst.