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Retention And Productivity In Industrial Search And Scan Tasks, Camilo Aguilera
Retention And Productivity In Industrial Search And Scan Tasks, Camilo Aguilera
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An experiment was developed in order to study the interaction between individual factors (gender and mood) and the retention ability in search and scan activities. 54 subjects between 18 and 30 years old participated in a computer-based memory test from the North of Mexico area. A full factorial design was used to analyze the variables. Two factors, one with two levels (gender: male and female), and the second factor with three levels (mood: positive, neutral, and negative) were used in the analysis. The output was measured as the amount of characters memorized in a string of random alphanumeric characters. Data …