Rigor, relevance and impact: the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild

Can Liu; Hamed S. Alavi; Enrico Costanza; Shumin Zhai; Wendy Mackay; Wendy Moncur

doi:10.1145/3290607.3311744

Rigor, relevance and impact: the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild

Can Liu, Hamed S. Alavi, Enrico Costanza, Shumin Zhai, Wendy Mackay, Wendy Moncur

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Abstract

As an interdisciplinary field, CHI embraces multiple research methods, ranging from controlled lab experiments to field studies in homes and communities. While quantitative research in the lab emphasizes the scientific rigor of hypothesis testing; qualitative research in the wild focuses on the understanding of the context of technologies in use, and each type of research has a correspondingly different kind of impact. This panel invites researchers with varied backgrounds to talk about the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild, with respect to scientific rigor, real-world relevance and impact. The goal is to enhance mutual understanding among researchers with diverse goals, values and practices within the CHI community.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Stephen Brewster, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Anna Cox, Vassilis Kostakos
Place of Publication	New York
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3311744
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2019
Event	CHI 2019: Weaving the Threads of CHI - Glasgow SEC, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 5 May 2019 → 5 May 2019 https://chi2019.acm.org/

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Conference	CHI 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	5/05/19 → 5/05/19
Internet address	https://chi2019.acm.org/

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impact
reserch in the lab
research in the wild
research methods

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Liu, C., Alavi, H. S., Costanza, E., Zhai, S., Mackay, W., & Moncur, W. (2019). Rigor, relevance and impact: the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild. In S. Brewster, G. Fitzpatrick, A. Cox, & V. Kostakos (Eds.), CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article panel 04. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3311744

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Liu, C, Alavi, HS, Costanza, E, Zhai, S, Mackay, W & Moncur, W 2019, Rigor, relevance and impact: the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild. in S Brewster, G Fitzpatrick, A Cox & V Kostakos (eds), CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., panel 04, New York, CHI 2019, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 5/05/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3311744

Rigor, relevance and impact: the tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild. / Liu, Can; Alavi, Hamed S.; Costanza, Enrico et al.
CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Stephen Brewster; Geraldine Fitzpatrick; Anna Cox; Vassilis Kostakos. New York, 2019. panel 04.

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