Yeah, I would say that the key question here is if test results should be
reproducible or not. User testing certainly is measurable, but it's not
reproducible. That would mean if someone claimed conformance, it'd be hard
for someone else to disprove it.
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On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:20 PM Detlev Fischer <detlev.fischer@testkreis.de>
wrote:
> Reading this discussion, I think it would be helpful to clearly
> distinguish between two meanings of ‘process’: (1) site development
> process, and (2) user process i.e., task (e.g. traversing a site, ordering
> a product, writing a comment, or whatever). These are completely different
> issues.
>
> For the second one (user process), it should be possible to develop
> certain metrics the application of which should be largely independent of
> specific tests involving users with disabilities (I agree with Alastair
> that it is very hard to draw firm conclusions from user testing with sample
> sizes that are achievable).
> The first one, development process, is interesting, but certainly less
> universally applicable since so much depends on the corporation of the site
> owner.
>
> Detlev
>
> Sent from phone
>
>
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