Automobile seat comfort is, undeniably, a subjective construct. In this context, jury evaluation, administered in the form of surveys, are, and will always be, the best way to understand customer/consumer perceptions and expectations of comfort. This is true even in the midst of a movement towards measurement technologies that produce objective data (e.g., pressure distribution, vibration transmissibility, etc.). Overlooked by this movement is the fact that design targets (i.e., human criteria for objective data) cannot be established without considering perceptions of comfort. Given the important role of surveys in the automobile seat comfort development process, it is surprising that well-documented aspects of survey design are given so little attention. The present contribution, while considering the wording of the survey items, the type and number of rating scale categories, the verbal tags associated with the categories, and the interset and motivation of the respondent, delivers a survey with acceptable levels of test-retest reliability, internal consistency, criterion-related validity, and construct validity. These are important attributes, if design decisions are to be made with minimal risk.


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    Title :

    Reliability and validity of a long term survey for automobile seat comfort


    Additional title:

    Zuverlässigkeit und Gültigkeit einer Langzeitübersicht über den Komfort von Autositzen


    Contributors:
    Kolich, M. (author) / White, P.L. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 6 Tabellen, 17 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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