{"id":1727,"date":"2025-05-13T07:33:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8091\/understanding-results-from-mobile-testing\/how-do-i-interpret-the-task-statistics-in-mobile-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T05:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:34:58","slug":"analysis-task-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uxtweak.com\/help\/mobile-testing-results\/analysis-task-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I interpret the Task Statistics in Mobile Testing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text-block\">In this help, we&#8217;ll discuss how to use the Task Statistics analysis to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>View Task Statistics per task<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate Time Taken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"view-task-statistics-per-task\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">View Task Statistics per task<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"view-task-statistics-per-task\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>This analysis displays Task Statistics one task at a time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the task selection dropdown list in the top section of the screen to switch to the task you want to analyze.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the dropdown list to move to the previous\/next task.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">For each task, Task Statistics contain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>The task&#8217;s text, starting URL and the correct destinations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pie chart of task results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">The pie chart and its legend display the types of results as such:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li><span class=\"text-green-4\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(129, 199, 132) !important;\">Completed<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; the respondent ended by pressing the<span>\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;\">Task done<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"text-blue-grey-6\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(96, 125, 139) !important;\">Skipped<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; the respondent pressed the button to skip the task<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"evaluate-time-taken\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Evaluate Time Taken<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"evaluate-time-taken\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">The bottom section of the Task Statistics contains the Time Taken, Success and Directness scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">Time Taken is represented by a candlestick chart. The bar illustrates the upper and lower quartiles with the line inside marking the median value T-shaped &#8216;wicks&#8217; in the candle chart mark the highest and lowest times that it took to complete the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block\">    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-58.png\" alt=\"Time Taken and Success\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Time Taken and Success<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>How long did the task take respondents to complete this task. Higher completion times are usually a warning sign. The success rate informs you about how many people found a right destination and how many failed to do so. It doesn&#8217;t matter if they found the solution immediately or if they had to backtrack.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-45.png\" alt=\"Directness\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Directness<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>The directness rate informs you about how many people reached their destinations directly, without taking a different path first, getting lost or backtracking. It doesn&#8217;t matter if they actually found a right answer or not.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this help, we&#8217;ll discuss how to use the Task Statistics analysis to: For each task, Task Statistics contain: The pie chart and its legend display the types of results as such: The bottom section of the Task Statistics contains the Time Taken, Success and Directness scores. Time Taken is represented by a candlestick chart. 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