Types of Qualitative User research —
In-depth in person interviews - Stakeholder interviews - Usability Testing - Surveys -
User session recordings & touch heatmaps —
User session recordings - Interaction heatmaps -
Quantitative Analytics —
Articles —
https://medium.com/better-humans/cognitive-bias-cheat-sheet-55a472476b18
http://guidetouxr.com/p/index.html?Interview_guide
Further Reading —
Thinking fast and slow. Predictably Irrational.
Cognitive Biases — Interactive SVG
http://guidetouxr.com/p/index.html?Research_biases
http://guidetouxr.com/p/index.html?Interview_guide
Since we have come to rely on more and more quantitative and qualitative research to make informed product / business decisions it's important to ensure that the data and method of collection is not impaired by an ignorance of cognitive biases to provide meaningful value to end customers.
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Yes, people know they want to go faster, they do not know how.