1996 Survey of User Information Needs and Search Methods Results

H3i) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Frequency of Use	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
5 Daily	18	6.47	32.35
4 At least once a week	100	35.97	143.88
3 At least once month	57	20.50	61.5
2 spasmodically	58	20.86	41.72
1 rarely	45	16.19	16.19
0 never	17	-	-
total	-		295.64

H3ii) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Ease of Use	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Difficult	5	1.80	1.80
2 A little difficult	6	2.16	4.32
3 Fair	73	26.26	78.78
4 Fairly Easy	65	23.38	93.52
5 Easy	109	39.21	196.05
total	-	-

H3iii) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Speed	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Slow	26	9.35	9.35
2 Fairly Slow	32	11.51	23.03
3 Moderate	116	41.73	125.19
4 Fairly Fast	47	16.91	67.64
5 Fast	29	10.43	52.15
total	-	-

H3iv) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Number of Matches	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Too few	30	10.79	10.79
2 Few	20	7.19	14.38
3 About right	120	43.17	129.51
2 Many	39	14.03	28.06
1 Too Many	29	10.43	10.43
total	-	-

H3v) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Quality of Description	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Not Enough Info	40	14.38	14.38
2 Not Quite Enough	46	16.55	33.10
3 About Right	127	45.68	137.04
2 Slightly Too Much	17	6.12	12.24
1 Too Much	2	0.72	0.72
total	-	-

H3vi) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Relevance to Query	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Mostly Not	42	15.11	15.11
2 A Few Are	47	16.91	33.82
3 Some Are	106	38.13	114.39
4 Many Are	30	10.79	43.16
5 Most Are	14	5.04	25.20
total	-

H3vii) Yahoo - assessed by 278 users

Overall Rating	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Poor	15	5.40	5.40
2 Just Adequate	27	9.71	19.42
3 Fair	130	46.76	140.28
4 Very Fair	53	19.06	76.24
5 Excellent	18	6.47	32.35
total	-	-	273.69

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