Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2019
As with all scientific disciplines involving research (laboratory or field), the design of an exp... more As with all scientific disciplines involving research (laboratory or field), the design of an experiment, and the statistical methods used, are critical factors in research rigor, thus in our ability to compare, evaluate and communicate research findings. Courses in experimental design and statistics are required for the pursuit of advanced training in ergonomics. Across various scientific fields, there has been renewed interest in, and scrutiny of, statistical methods in establishing the validity and “truthfulness” of data, opinions, interpretations and projections of outcomes. Ergonomics researchers use distinct research methods (e.g., laboratory vs field; cross-sectional v. experimental, etc.) and must contend with a variety of constraints based on resources, availability of participants and access to the workplace. The variety of study designs chosen will challenge researchers as well as practitioners when comparing their results across published studies and attempting to genera...
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2019
As with all scientific disciplines involving research (laboratory or field), the design of an exp... more As with all scientific disciplines involving research (laboratory or field), the design of an experiment, and the statistical methods used, are critical factors in research rigor, thus in our ability to compare, evaluate and communicate research findings. Courses in experimental design and statistics are required for the pursuit of advanced training in ergonomics. Across various scientific fields, there has been renewed interest in, and scrutiny of, statistical methods in establishing the validity and “truthfulness” of data, opinions, interpretations and projections of outcomes. Ergonomics researchers use distinct research methods (e.g., laboratory vs field; cross-sectional v. experimental, etc.) and must contend with a variety of constraints based on resources, availability of participants and access to the workplace. The variety of study designs chosen will challenge researchers as well as practitioners when comparing their results across published studies and attempting to genera...
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