"What is tree testing?"
"How does it improve my website?"
"How do I run a good tree test?"
Tree Testing for Websites is a community guide to the "tree test" method - a quick, quantitative way to
makingmake things easier to find on your website.
- If you're just getting started, this guide offers step-by-step instructions for running a good tree test and analyzing the results.
- If you have previously run tree tests, you'll find tips on how to run more advanced (and more effective) tests, and solutions to the most common mistakes that people make.
- If you have additional tree-testing wisdom to share, become a contributor to this guide!
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1 - Getting your our users unlost
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2 - Tree testing - a quick intro
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3 - IA in the design process
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4 - Planning a tree test
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5 - Creating trees
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6 - Preparing a tree for testing
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7 - Writing tasks
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8 - Setting up a test
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9 - Recruiting participants
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10 - Piloting the test
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11 - Running the test
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12 - Analyzing results
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13 - Communicating results
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14 - Revising and retesting
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15 - Special considerations
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16 - Beyond tree testing
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