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CHAPTER 9
evaluation techniques

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  • Evaluation tests the usability, functionality and acceptability of an interactive system.
  • Evaluation may take place:
    • in the laboratory
    • in the field.
  • Some approaches are based on expert evaluation:
    • analytic methods
    • review methods
    • model-based methods.
  • Some approaches involve users:
    • experimental methods
    • observational methods
    • query methods.
  • An evaluation method must be chosen carefully and must be suitable for the job.