Searching for Airline Tickets: A Comparison of Tabular and Graphical Presentations




B-2   Results of Complex Tasks


Complex Task Results for Fare-Finder

Completion Time (seconds) Correctness (1 for incorrect)
Subject Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 1Task 2Task 3
1 56 20 95 0 0 0
2 17 22 185 1 0 1
3 21 14 109 0 0 0
4 58 31 81 0 0 1
5 27 17 35 0 0 1
6 40 145 170 0 0 0
7 20 70 20 0 0 1
8 55 40 248 0 0 0
9 40 33 145 0 0 0
10 20 40 178 0 1 1
mean35.4 43.2 126.6 0.1 0.1 0.5
S.D.16.51 39.27 71.61




Complex Task Results for Flight-Line

Completion Time (seconds) Correctness (1 for incorrect)
Subject Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 1Task 2Task 3
1 9 19 39 0 1 0
2 9 21 48 1 0 0
314 33 93 0 0 1
411 31 67 0 1 0
516 24 54 0 0 1
615 28 42 0 0 0
713 23 61 0 1 0
811 26 57 0 0 1
917 15 51 1 0 0
1019 36 84 0 0 0
mean13.4 25.6 59.6 0.2 0.3 0.3
S.D.3.41 6.54 17.48