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What makes a representative user representative? a participatory poster

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We compare six definitions of the concept of "representative user," including interpretations based in statistics, grounded theory, political theory and design practice. This participatory poster invites conference participants to contribute their own interpretations.

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        CHI EA '01: CHI '01 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
        March 2001
        544 pages
        ISBN:1581133405
        DOI:10.1145/634067

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