User research fundamentals for designers: Diary studiesChristine Perfetti
Quantitative UX research studies collect and analyze results, then generalize findings from a sample to a population. They typically require large numbers of representative cases to work with and are structured in their approach. Quantitative researchuses measurement tools like surveys or analytics to ga...
Research and the changes we made inThe 2023 UXR Software Landscape: A Traveler’s Guide. For more on the history of the map (2019-2023) and our methodology, check outA History of the UX Research Tools Map. As for the illustration and design, well, we’ll let those speak for themselves...
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When we made our map of user research tools, we documented 50 tools devoted entirely to helping companies learn more about their customers, 64% of which didn’t exist 10 years ago. Search intent for “user research” has risen 4.25x in the last 10 years. Google search interest for “...
regardless of the research method. While this research traditionally uses a narrow set of methods and tools such as card sorting, tree testing, preference tests, and first-click testing, the range of methods can also include diary studies, group meetings, and moderated and unmoderated discussions....
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Diary Studies Understand long-term interaction and conversion cycles by collecting user diary entries over time. Custom Research NN/g expert researchers can modify (or invent) new research methods to answer your questions. Contact us to learn more. ...
Here’s a short description of the user research methods shown in the above chart: Usability testing(aka usability-lab studies): Participants are brought into a lab, one-on-one with a researcher, and given a set ofscenarios that lead to tasksand usage of specific interest within a product ...
the challenges users have, and how the challenges affect them—just like in the movies. To do foundational research, you can conductcontextual inquiriesordiary studies(or both!), which can help you start to identify problems as well as opportunities. It doesn’t need to be a huge investment...