How to get higher quality results from your UX research studies

Johanna Jagow
UX Planet
Published in
7 min readNov 8, 2023

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A team of UX researchers working to improve their study data, paper art.
If the challenge to improve data quality ever felt like a jungle expedition to you, keep reading. Image generated with Microsoft Designer

TL;DR: To get higher quality results from your UX research studies, apply these tried and tested measures: 1) Set clear expectations, 2) catch cheaters through automatic and manual controls, 3) add crafty questions, 4) guide participants, 5) record the screen, 6) analyse study metrics, 7) spot satisficing behaviour, and 8) inspect open-ended question responses.

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Independent UX researcher and UX consultant based in Barcelona. I write about all things UX Research, UX Management, and ResearchOps. https://johannajagow.com/