Review Article

The Current Status of Usability Studies of Information Technologies in China: A Systematic Study

Table 7

List of usability evaluation methods.

Usability evaluation methodApplication times in studyPercentage

Questionnaires9030.8%
User/researcher usability test8027.4%
Following existing guidelines (such as MUG)6120.9%
Eye movement analysis and DIT theory and other methods3311.3%
Observation and interviews124.1%
Heuristic evaluation113.8%
Statistical analysis through system log files41.4%
Cognitive walkthrough10.3%

Total292100%

Note: multiple evaluation methods may be used in the same study.