B3.19

Evaluator-Number Effects in Heuristic Evaluation

Cards in this group · 5

  1. B3.19.1A single evaluator finds only a small part of all problems, and individuals differ widely
  2. B3.19.2Total findings show diminishing returns as evaluators increase, often flattening after three to five people
  3. B3.19.3Diminishing-return estimates assume independent evaluators with equal detection probability, conditions rarely met
  4. B3.19.4Low overlap means the problem space is large and more evaluators are needed, not that quality is poor
  5. B3.19.5Evaluate independently before aggregating; prior discussion erases independence and distorts the number effect