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




B-1   Results of Simple Tasks


Simple Task Results for Fare-Finder

Completion Time (seconds) Correctness (1 for incorrect)
Subject Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 1Task 2Task 3
110 10 18 0 1 1
2 8 6 17 0 0 0
3 7 8 39 0 1 0
414 64 24 0 0 0
5 2 25 20 0 0 1
615 20 35 0 0 0
7 1 5 115 0 1 1
815 23 60 0 0 0
911 60 35 0 0 0
10 5 15 25 0 0 0
mean8.8 23.6 38.8 0.0 0.3 0.3
S.D.5.12 21.42 29.73




Simple Task Results for Flight-Line

Completion Time (seconds) Correctness (1 for incorrect)
Subject Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 1Task 2Task 3
1 5 8 7 0 1 0
2 7 12 9 0 0 0
312 20 21 0 0 0
4 6 11 10 0 0 1
5 6 9 10 1 0 1
610 15 14 0 1 0
7 6 11 16 0 0 0
8 6 8 11 0 1 0
9 7 10 12 0 0 0
10 7 15 19 0 0 0
mean7.2 11.9 12.9 0.2 0.3 0.2
S.D.2.15 3.78 4.53