Planning Tools
Tools and applications commonly used in test-planning are organized in this section according to their use in:
You can browse a full list of planning tools here.
General Tools
Identify, prioritize, and integrate factors into a designed experiment.
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Fishbone Diagram | Documents initial list and sorting of factors that could affect test outcomes. | Planning
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Input-Process-Output Diagram | Groups factors according to management strategy to assist in down-selection and design. | Planning
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Reliability Test Plan Tools
Determine test size required to confidently establish reliability.
Survey Planning Tools
Custom Surveys
Copy common Human Factors questions into a custom survey and compare a survey’s wording and formatting against the best practices checklist.
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General Survey Questions | Provides generic wording for common questions in test and evaluation that can be tailored to specific systems. | Planning
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Survey Design Best Practices Checklist | Lists best practices for writing and formatting custom surveys. | Planning
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Established Surveys
Include empirically-vetted question sets in a survey and score responses.
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NASA-Task Load Index (TLX) Administration and Scoring Manual | Provides instructions for administering and scoring the NASA-TLX. Originally hosted at NASA's TLX web archive. | Planning
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NASA-TLX Scoring Sheet | Calculates raw and weighted individual and sample-level workload scores given raw responses to the NASA-TLX questionnaire. | Analysis
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NASA-TLX Survey Questions | Includes original NASA-TLX question wording, rating scale, and word-pairs for optional choice task. | Planning
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System Usability Scale (SUS) Documentation | Documents development of the SUS and provides questions, scoring and administration guidelines. | Planning
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System Usability Scale (SUS) Scoring Sheet Coming Soon: Calculator (.XLSX) | Calculates overall usability scores given raw responses to the SUS questionnaire. | Analysis
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