Table 7.
Literature Comprising Meta-Analysis for Fitts’ Law Slope Constant Estimation
| Study | n | Mean age | Ages sampled | Fitts’ law slope constant (ms/bit) | SE (ms/bit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparro, Bohan, Fernandez, Choi & Kattel (1999) | 10 | 70 | 65–75 | 177 | 24 |
| Ketcham, Seidler, Van Gemmert & Stelmach (2002) | 15 | 68 | 62–74 | 190 | 22 |
| Liao, Jagacinski, & Greenberg (1997) | 40 | 65 | 60–69 | 163 | 38 |
| McCrea & Eng (2005) | 20 | 61 | 55–67 | 198 | 33 |
| Rogers, Fisk, McLaughlin, & Pak (2005) | 40 | 59 | 51–65 | 159 | 32 |
| Romero, Van Gemmert, Adler, Bekkering, & Stelmach (2003) | 15 | 68 | 53–80 | 179 | 34 |
| Walker, Philbin, & Fisk (1997) | 16 | 70 | 65–75 | 178 | 32 |
| Welford (1958) | 30 | 70 | 65–75 | 179 | 24 |
| Worden, Walker, Bharat & Hudson (1997) | 16 | 70 | 65–75 | 181 | 30 |
| Weighted mean parameter estimate | 202 | 67 | 51–80 | 175 | 163–199* |
Note. n = number of participants in age range of interest per study.
Values represent plus or minus two standard deviations of means.