Risks of Quantitative Studies

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for March 1 is now online at:
   http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040301.html

Summary:
Number fetishism leads usability studies astray by focusing on statistical
analyses that are often false, biased, misleading, or overly narrow.
Better to emphasize insights and qualitative research.

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New conference in Sydney

Usability Week in Melbourne is close to selling out.
It is gratifying that this many Australians are interested in usability,
and I would hate to turn away half of them.
It is so difficult to get to Australia that we can't come back any time
soon, so to accommodate the demand, I have added a duplicate event in
Sydney the week after Melbourne.


Usability Week 2004 conference

   > USA: Orlando, San Francisco
   > Europe: London, Copenhagen
   > Australia: Melbourne, Sydney

   > 3-day Intensive Camp: Usability in Practice
   > Web Usability 2004: brand-new research
   > 6 specialized 1-day tutorials, including intranets and newsletters

   http://www.nngroup.com/events