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To get a general idea of the effectiveness of our tree, it also helps to look at how directly our participants found the right answer. Did they go straight there, or did they have to try a few different paths first? 
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How this is scored depends on the tool we’re using:
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Most tree-testing tools show us the average (or median) time taken by our participants to complete the tree test. 
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Comparing times between trees
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