user-centered design

in ergonomics, design practice with a central focus on understanding the characteristics of the target group in order to produce usable products or systems. See also engineering psychology; usability engineering.

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February 24th 2025

systematic sampling

a type of sampling process in which all the members of a population are listed and then some objective, orderly procedure is applied to randomly choose specific cases. For example, the population might be listed alphabetically and every seventh case selected. Also called quasirandom sampling; systematic random sampling.