perlman@wanginst.UUCP (Gary Perlman) (08/14/86)
Here are my favorite references/teaching sources on user interfaces. These books have been well received by my students are readable, useful, usable, and in some cases, all of the above. If you have any suggestions about good books for teaching statistics and how to write documentation, I would appreciate them. Campbell, S. K. (1974) Flaws and Fallacies in Statistical Thinking. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. A popular, lively, and critical introduction to statistical reasoning. Shneiderman, B. (1986) Designing the User Interface. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. The best overview of user interface design yet. Smith, S. L., & Mosier, J. N. (1984) Design Guidelines for User-System Interface Software. Bedford, MA: Mitre Corporation. (Report #MTR-9420.) A monumental work that is a required reference for any user interface designer. A new version is due out in November 1986. Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (1984) An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (3rd Edition). New York: Harper & Row. A great introduction for psychology experiment design. Tufte, E. R. (1983) The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. A great book on making graphs. -- Gary Perlman Wang Institute Tyngsboro, MA 01879 (617) 649-9731 UUCP: decvax!wanginst!perlman CSNET: perlman@wanginst