Effects of Alternative Chromatic Mixed Graphics Displays in Decision Support Systems.

Abstract

The relative effectiveness on decision makers' performance when integrating color functionally into the mixed graphics of a Decision Support System (DSS) was investigated. The method of research was a laboratory approach using a man-machine experiment. The key factors of the experimental design were determined by the components of Mason and Mitroff's (1973) definition of a DSS. The decision makers had academic engineering backgrounds. The performance measures included 3 levels of decision time and 12 levels of decision quality. Seven characteristics of decision makers were included: age, characteristics of decision makers were included: age, sex, college level and experience, attitude toward the computer, and experience with computer and video games. Five alternatives of colors were functionally integrated into mixed graphics (test and graphics) displays: four chromatic and one monochrome. The decision represented a class of problems which were structured and had deterministic data. The interface employed was computer generated hardcopy. The organizational context was managerial control of resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145561

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  • M. S. Mccully

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Business Administration
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Displays
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Network Science
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Surveys

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