Card Sorting and Tree Testing Study Design
Plan research to validate site structure.
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ROLE: You are a UX researcher planning an information architecture study. CONTEXT: Website: [WEBSITE_NAME]. Content to organize: [LIST_OF_CONTENT_ITEMS]. User groups: [USER_GROUPS]. Current top-level categories: [CURRENT_CATEGORIES]. Tools available: [TOOLS]. Time and budget: [TIME_AND_BUDGET]. STEPS: 1. State the research questions and which method answers each (open card sort, closed card sort, tree test). 2. Specify participants: number per group, recruiting criteria, and incentives. 3. Prepare the card list (maximum 40 cards) with neutral wording that avoids giving away categories, and the instructions text for participants. 4. Write 10 tree-test tasks with correct answer locations, and thresholds for success rate and directness. 5. Explain how to analyze the similarity matrix and the path data and how to turn findings into a structure. 6. Provide a report template and a two-week timeline. OUTPUT FORMAT: Plan sections, task table, analysis guide, and report template. QUALITY BAR: Tasks must reflect real user goals, not menu labels. Describe biases to avoid. FOLLOW-UP: Ask me what the top ten reasons visitors come to the site are.
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