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QUIKSAMP
USERS MANUAL TO QUICKSAMP
Welcome to the QUIKSAMP Work Sampling Program
TO INSTALL QUIKSAMP ON YOUR PALM:

- Install the Palm Desktop CD to your PC.
- Reboot your desktop PC after installation.
- Open up the Palm Desktop program on your PC.
- In the left-hand column, select the Install Icon and an Install Tool Window will appear.
- Select which palm device you would like to install the files to under USER:
- Press the Add Button and select three files from the Design Tools CD:
NSBRuntime.prc, MathLib.prc, and QuikSamp.prc
- Next, press the Done button and upon next synchronization, the files will be sent to your Palm
handheld.
- For more information on synchronization with a Palm handheld, refer to the instructions that came
with your Palm handheld.
Directions for Uploading to PC and Design Tools:

- After storing the results of the work sampling study to the MemoPad in Palm, the Palm must be
synchronized via HotSync to the desktop.
- Once synchronized, open the Palm Desktop application and press the Memo button on the
desktop. You should see the result under QUIKSAMP ver 1.0: recorded date (Work Sampling Data).
- Highlight the desired Work Sampling file and Drag it to the Clipboard on the Desktop.
- Open up the Notepad Program. This can usually be found under the start menu and selecting
Programs > Accessories > Notepad.
- In Notepad, select Edit > Paste and your Work Sampling should be displayed as text in Notepad.
- Select File > Save As from the menu.
- Enter in your desired file name.
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DESCRIPTION FOR EACH SCREEN IN QUIKSAMP
1. QUIKSAMP Screen: Choose between:

Generate number of observations: Enter a limit of error and obtain the number of observations.
Generate limit of error: Enter the number of observations and get a corresponding limit of error.
2. NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS Screen: Enter appropriate information:

Prob. Down(p): Select the value for the probability of an operator or machine being down.
Confidence Interval(1- ): Select the value of 1- for the confidence interval.
Limit of Error: Select the value of limit of error.
PRESS THE CALCULATE BUTTON UPON FINISHING THE ABOVE INFORMATION
Number of Observations: Automatically displayed after the calculation.
PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON UPON CONFIRMING THE VALUE.
3. LIMIT OF ERROR Screen: Enter appropriate information:

Prob. Down(p): Select the value for the probability of an operator or machine being down.
Confidence Interval(1- ): Select the value of 1- for the confidence interval.
Max Sample Size(n): Input the desired sample size.
(Enter text graffiti on the Palm, using the keyboard found by pressing the abc area on your Palms data entry.)
PRESS THE CALCULATE BUTTON UPON FINISHING ABOVE INFORMATION

Limit of Error: Its value is automatically shown.
4. SAMPLE DAY & TIME Screen

Select Days: Select the day(s) of the week desired for the study.
Work Time: Input the working time (on a 24 hour clock) over the course of a single day (required)
Break Time: Input a break time if needed (optional).
(Note, if you need to collect data across two days, e.g. night shift, 2200 to 0600, enter 0000 to 2400 for the Work Time and
0600 to 2200 for the Break Time. Also, minutes can be entered using the keypad.)
PRESS THE GENERATE TIMES BUTTON UPON FINISHING ABOVE INFORMATION

(This may take a minute or more, depending on the sample size. 60 samples requires approximately one minute.)
5. SAMPLING TIME Screen: This Screen displays the random sampling times generated.
PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON UPON CONFIRMING THE RESULT
6. DISTRIB. OF SAMPLE TIME Screen: Displays the sampling times by days of the week.
PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON UPON CONFIRMING THE RESULT
7. GENERATE WORK SAMPLING SCREEN: Enter required information:
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Num. of Study: The study number for organizational purposes (default is 001).
Num. of Operator: Select the number of operators to be observed (from 1 to 6).
Num. of Elements: Select the number of elements for observation (from 1 to 6).
Warning: Select the amount of time at which a warning beep-sound starts. No warning may
also be selected. The data recording form will only appear during the warning phase.
PRESS THE ENTER INPUT BUTTON UPON FINISHING INPUT INFORMATION
8. ELEMENT NAME INPUT: Enter labels for element(s) (the default is El 1 to El 6).
PRESS THE SUBMIT BUTTON UPON FINISHING ELEMENT NAME INPUT AND START TO
BEGIN THE WORK SAMPLING STUDY
9. WORK SAMPLING Screen:

CLICK THE BOX(ES) THAT YOU OBSERVE AT A GIVEN TIME. THEN CLICK NEXT
(Note that there is a delay when entering data by clicking on the appropriate box. Be careful not to click twice.)
Current Time: It is displayed continuously.

Next Obser.: The time for the next observation is also displayed continuously.
(After entering an observation, the data table disappears until the warning time for the next observation. Note that the Palm
may automatically power off after several minutes of idle time. Therefore, you need to activate the left-hand green button click
the REFRESH button at regular intervals to check on the status of the next observation.)
AFTER THE LAST OBSERVATION, THE MENU SCREEN WILL APPEAR AUTOMATICALLY.
HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO COMPLETE THE FULL STUDY (i.e. record all times),
PRESS THE FINISH BUTTON.
10. MENU SCREEN: Four types of results can be displayed:

Observational Data: Displays the total number of observations for each operator/element.
Data as %: Displays the data as a percentage of the total.
Plot over Days: Displays the number of observations for the day selected (select day, then Result).
Confidence Interval: Displays the confidence interval for the data selected (click the element
and operator of interest).
(Again there may be some delays while the data is being recalculated.)
PRESS THE MENU BUTTON TO RETURN TO THE MENU SCREEN.

PRESS THE EXIT BUTTON TO EXIT THE RESULT SCREENS COMPLETELY OR
PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON ON THE MENU SCREEN.
11. END OF QUIKSAMP SCREEN: You can store the collected data or restart the program
PRESS THE STORE RESULT BUTTON, TO STORE THE DATA IN THE PALM MEMOPAD.
PRESS THE RESTART BUTTON, TO RESTART THE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER STUDY.
(Storing the data will take some time. Completion is indicated by the OK message.)
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1. DataBase Structure
( ) : the order of data structure
Operator1 Operator2 Operator3 Operator4 Operator5 Operator6
Element1 (1) El1Op1 (2) El1Op2 (3) El1Op3 (4) El1Op4 (5) El1Op5 (6) El1Op6
2. Example
For the following data table:
Operator1 Operator2 Operator3 Operator4 Operator5 Operator6
Element1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Element2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Element3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Element4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Element5 0 0 0 1 0 1
Element6 0 0 0 0 0 0
The data is recorded as: 001010 100000 010000 000000 000101 000000
3. Sample data file:
QuikSamp ver 1.0: 01/15/2004 : Title of File

st
1 MON 8:35 : the 1 sampling time (observation time)
001010 100000 010000 000000 000101 000000 : recorded data on each observation
2 MON 9:23 : the 2nd sampling time (observation time)
3 MON 10:12 : the 3rd sampling time (observation time)
4 MON 11:23 : the 4th sampling time (observation time)
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8 TUE 09:35 : the 8th sampling time (observation time)

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TO INSTALL QUIKSAMP ON YOUR PALM:

Directions for Uploading to PC and Design Tools:

1. QUIKSAMP Screen: Choose between:

2. NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS Screen: Enter appropriate information:

3. LIMIT OF ERROR Screen: Enter appropriate information:

PRESS THE CALCULATE BUTTON UPON FINISHING ABOVE INFORMATION

4. SAMPLE DAY & TIME Screen

PRESS THE GENERATE TIMES BUTTON UPON FINISHING ABOVE INFORMATION

7. GENERATE WORK SAMPLING SCREEN: Enter required information:

9. WORK SAMPLING Screen:

Current Time: It is displayed continuously.

10. MENU SCREEN: Four types of results can be displayed:

PRESS THE MENU BUTTON TO RETURN TO THE MENU SCREEN.

3. Sample data file:

QuikSamp ver 1.0: 01/15/2004 : Title of File

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