Input Device Survey

We are looking for people to help with a survey of Mouse versus Track Pad (aka Touch Pad) usability. This data will be used to help analyse the benefits of each device in the work, studying or home environment.

Around 25-40 minutes of time at your computer will be needed to take this survey. If you complete the survey and your results are used you may elect to be credited for assisting in the gathering of data, if you desire, but all specific data will be used anonymously.

Pre-Requirements:

A Personal Computer (could be a Laptop or Desktop PC) with access to the internet.
A desk and chair to sit at (could be in a library, at work or at home).
Both a track-pad (possibly built in) and a mouse available to use at the same time. You should be familiar with using both devices.
Your Laptop or Desktop PC should also have a keyboard (possibly built in) and you will need access to your email account for test results to be emailed with / too

The 'Send' button below the test works in Firefox on Android and Windows 10, but Chrome on some devices has been reported as blocking the opening of users email packages.

Please test to see if the 'Send' button at the bottom of your test works on your device (opens your email browser with the form data) before running the test. If it does not, please install and/or use an alternative browser - verifying that it works instead.

We wish to thank you in advance for helping with this analysis.

Once you have access to the above pre-requirements you may…

…start the survey.

(1) If both devices are available which one do you reach for first when working at a desk?

Mouse
Track Pad

(2) What is todays date?

(3) Please take the quick test at: https://www.blogthings.com/quickanddirtyiqtest, it should take no more than 5 minutes.

What score did you receive?

(please insert your actual score as a 2 or 3 digit number e.g. 100)
(All data gathered by this survey will be used anonymously).

(4) Did you predominantly use a Track Pad, Mouse or both equally in the test.

Mouse
Track Pad
Both devices equally

(5) Please go to https://playtictactoe.org/ to play tic-tac-toe (aka ‘noughts and crosses’) with both input devices for exactly one minute for each device, recording the number of games played for each device. Feel free to practice equally with both devices first before taking the timed test.

How many games did you play in one minute:

Mouse: games in one minute.
Track Pad: games in one minute.

(6) Which device did you use first?

Mouse
Track Pad

(7) Please go to https://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test and record how many words you typed in one minute.

I typed words in 1 minute.

(8) Which device did you reach for first, if needed, during the test?

Mouse
Track Pad
I did not need either device

(9) If you used a Mouse or Track Pad, which device did you end up towards the end of the test?

Mouse
Track Pad

(10) This last the test may take up to 15 minutes. Please go to http://www.myiqtested.com/. If today’s date has an even day (2nd, 4th..30th) please use your Mouse and keyboard exclusively during the test. If the day is odd (1st, 3rd.. 31st) please use the Track Pad and keyboard exclusively to take the test. If you get a script error at the end after it asks you to email the results, just hit back once on your browser and you should see your final score.

What score did you receive?

(please insert your actual score as a 2 or 3 digit number e.g. 100)

(11) If you like (and you have the time) you may take the test again with the other pointing device (i.e. if you used the Mouse first time, then try with the Track Pad and vice-versa).

What score did you receive?

(please insert your actual score as a 2 or 3 digit number e.g. 100)

(12) Having completed the test, if you had equal access to a Track Pad or a Mouse when working at a desk in the future, which would you reach for first?

Mouse
Track Pad

This is the end of the survey itself, but please look below for how to send us your results.

Please hit send and email your results.

Please press send and use your email to send your answers (you may also attach any detailed IQ test results if you wish for in depth analysis) to:
survey@testsme.com

We would like to give you a big Thank You for taking part in this survey.

Don’t forget to mention your name if you would like it to be included in any list of credits for a paper which uses this data.

Please note: your individual test results will be used anonymously; if you choose to have a credit given it will be as “for assistance in gathering data” and not recorded with any specific results.