Effects of Link Arrangements on Search Efficiency
APPENDICES
30-Link Arrangements:
Link Arrangement, Search Ease, Column Space
and Row Space rated from 1 (hard to follow) to 9 (easy to
follow).
Font rate from 1 (hard to read) to 9 (easy to read).
| Treatment | Search Time | USNA Web Use | WWW Use | Link Arrangement | Search Ease | Column Space | Row Space | Font |
| One-Column | 11.67 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| One-Column | 9.00 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| One-Column | 8.67 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| One-Column | 9.67 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| One-Column | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| One-Column | 6.67 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| One-Column | 25.33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Two-Column | 5.67 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Two-Column | 23.33 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Two-Column | 10.00 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Two-Column | 11.67 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Two-Column | 10.00 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Two-Column | 11.67 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Two-Column | 12.00 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Three-Column | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Three-Column | 6.00 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Three-Column | 30.00 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Three-Column | 4.00 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Three-Column | 23.67 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Three-Column | 4.33 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Three-Column | 16.33 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
155-Link Arrangements:
Link Arrangement, Search Ease, Column Space
and Row Space rated from 1 (hard to follow) to 9 (easy to
follow).
Font rate from 1 (hard to read) to 9 (easy to read).
| Treatment | Search Time | USNA Web Use | WWW Use | Link Arrangement | Search Ease | Column Space | Row Space | Font |
| One-Column | 17.67 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| One-Column | 19.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| One-Column | 30.00 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| One-Column | 17.00 | 2 | 120 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| One-Column | 65.67 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| One-Column | 19.33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| One-Column | 25.67 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Two-Column | 60.00 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Two-Column | 25.33 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Two-Column | 56.00 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Two-Column | 48.33 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Two-Column | 16.67 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Two-Column | 34.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Two-Column | 28.67 | 40 | 120 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Three-Column | 11.67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Three-Column | 38.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Three-Column | 20.00 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Three-Column | 15.33 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Three-Column | 11.67 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 50 |
| Three-Column | 8.00 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Three-Column | 10.33 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
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