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ZIKMUND-FISHER REPLICATED STUDY

Case Study

To evaluate our specification approach in a realistic setting, we are replicating the study “Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results” by recreating its stimuli and adapting the workflow for a modern online experiment.


Study Snapshot

Original Basis

Published Study

We are replicating a prior research study on patient interpretation of lab result graphics.

Stimulus Build

D3 Recreation

The original graphs are being recreated as closely as possible with D3.

Experiment Platform

ReVISit.dev

The online study is being configured and deployed through ReVISit.

Recruitment

Prolific

Participants are being recruited through Prolific for the live study.

Background on the Original Study

Why this paper matters

[write about why the zikmund fisher study matters and what it tells us]

Why This Case Study Matters for Our Project

[connect the study to our project]

Study Questions

Study questions

Users were asked the following question sets during the study.

Question 1
How alarming does this result feel to you?

Not at all

Very

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Question 2
How urgent of an issue is this result?

Not at all

Very

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Question 3
Which of the following best describes what you would do in response to your test result?

Nothing

Talk to your doctor about this test result at your next regular appointment

Ask to see your doctor at the first available appointment

Go to a hospital or your doctor’s office tomorrow

Go to a hospital as soon as you can get free later today

Go to a hospital immediately

Question 1
In your opinion, how well did these images describe the test results?

Not well at all

Extremely well

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Question 2
How helpful were these images in helping you to understand the test results?

Not at all helpful

Extremely helpful

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Question 3
If you were receiving laboratory test results in real life, would you like to see the test results presented using this type of image?

Definitely no

Definitely yes

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Question 4
How much would you trust what these images are telling you about your health?

Do not trust at all

Trust completely

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Stimulus / Specification Preview

Read-only preview

This section uses the current Vega-based editor in a read-only configuration as a specification-oriented companion to the replication work. A dedicated D3 viewer can be added later as the recreated stimuli are finalized.

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