The advantage of the color-code modality versus alphanumeric- and symbol-code

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. === This study describes an experiment designed to investigate potential advantages and/or disadvantages of color-coding relative to symbol - or alphanumeric-codes. Performance was evaluated in terms of reaction time and the number and type of err...

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Main Author:	Hoops, Henning
Other Authors:	Neil, Douglas
Language:	en_US
Published:	Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26850

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spelling	ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-268502015-02-18T15:55:35Z The advantage of the color-code modality versus alphanumeric- and symbol-code Hoops, Henning Neil, Douglas Moroney, B. Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. This study describes an experiment designed to investigate potential advantages and/or disadvantages of color-coding relative to symbol - or alphanumeric-codes. Performance was evaluated in terms of reaction time and the number and type of errors made. The stimuli used in the experiment were the letters: E, F, N, U, the colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and the symbols: square, triangle, circle, and cross. They stood for enemy, friendly, neutral, and unknown forces, respectively. The analysis of the data obtained from the experiment suggested that the color- and symbol-codes were significantly better than the alphanumeric-code with respect to the number of errors. The reaction time of the color-code was shortest, followed by the symbol-code with reaction time for the alphanumerics being longest. (Author) 2013-01-23T22:07:25Z 2013-01-23T22:07:25Z 1980-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26850 en_US Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner.
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description	Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. === This study describes an experiment designed to investigate potential advantages and/or disadvantages of color-coding relative to symbol - or alphanumeric-codes. Performance was evaluated in terms of reaction time and the number and type of errors made. The stimuli used in the experiment were the letters: E, F, N, U, the colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and the symbols: square, triangle, circle, and cross. They stood for enemy, friendly, neutral, and unknown forces, respectively. The analysis of the data obtained from the experiment suggested that the color- and symbol-codes were significantly better than the alphanumeric-code with respect to the number of errors. The reaction time of the color-code was shortest, followed by the symbol-code with reaction time for the alphanumerics being longest. (Author)
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title	The advantage of the color-code modality versus alphanumeric- and symbol-code
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The advantage of the color-code modality versus alphanumeric- and symbol-code

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