Edexcel A-Level Product Design Ergonomics and human factors overview quiz quiz

Exactly 95 per cent of people are larger than this measurement

The middle or average value of the whole population sample

A count of 95 separate measurements taken from one user

Only 5 per cent of people are larger

The 95th percentile, so the tallest users fit

The 5th percentile, so the very smallest users can pass through it

The 50th percentile average, since most people are near average height

It does not matter which percentile is chosen

95th percentile

5th percentile

50th percentile

Any percentile

Adjustable products are always cheaper to design and to manufacture

It removes the need to gather any anthropometric data at all beforehand

One product then fits the full 5th-to-95th-percentile range of users

A fixed average size already suits almost every user equally well

The study of how a product is manufactured efficiently on a production line

The study of how products are priced, advertised and marketed to different consumer groups

The study of recycling and the safe disposal of products at end of life

The study of how a product fits the user so it is comfortable, safe and efficient

A tactile click and a beep that confirm an input

A button that gives no response at all when it is pressed firmly

A status display printed too small for most users to read clearly

A control deliberately hidden from view to keep the casing tidy

A specialist hearing aid fitted only for those people who have serious hearing loss

An easy-grip peeler comfortable for everyone, including those with weak hands

A wheelchair built solely for users who are unable to walk unaided

A custom prosthetic limb shaped for one individual amputee patient

Designing entirely from the designer's own intuition without consulting any users

Copying competitor products closely and then refining only their styling details

Putting real users' needs at the centre, involving and testing with them and iterating

Focusing only on the very cheapest materials so the unit cost is kept as low as possible

Colour and tone

Surface texture

Line and contour

Proportion

It makes the product look balanced and resolved, reading as quality

It makes the product look awkward and unresolved, which lowers perceived value

It has no real effect at all on how the quality of a product is perceived

It only matters for the packaging and never for the product itself

They are simply two different words for exactly the same design activity in practice

Styling shapes an individual product's look; branding is the consistent identity across a company's products

Branding shapes the look of just one single product, while styling is what provides the whole consistent company identity

Neither styling nor branding has anything to do with a product's appearance