Comparison of Date Entry Methods: An Update for the Internet Age

Autor:	Marisa Siegel, Thomas S. Tullis
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Medical Terminology Engineering business.industry Statistics Radio button The Internet Online study Operations management Date of birth business Medical Assisting and Transcription Task (project management)
Zdroj:	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 54:620-623
ISSN:	1071-1813 2169-5067
DOI:	10.1177/154193121005400616
Popis:	This study examined seven methods for date entry on the web, including text input, selection using dropdown menus or radio buttons, and combination approaches. The focus was on the entry of dates that may be many years in the past, such as a date of birth. A total of 776 participants, randomly assigned to one of the seven methods, each entered ten dates in an online study. Speed and accuracy were measured, and subjective ratings of task ease were collected. The methods with three separate text-entry fields for month, day, and year, either with or without auto-tab, were the fastest and received the highest task ease ratings. However, they also had the highest error rates. Three separate dropdowns for month, day, and year yielded the lowest error rate. The implications of these results for the design of web forms are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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