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A comparison of actual ergonomic usage using a statistical survey to prescribed ergonomic usage by experts

Date Issued
May 1, 2001
Author(s)
Rudd, Sandra Louise
Advisor(s)
Robert E. Ford
Additional Advisor(s)
John C. Hungerford, W. Wayne Claycombe
Permanent URI
https://trace.tennessee.edu/handle/20.500.14382/46381
Abstract

The purpose of this research is to show how factual data can be combined with statistical evidence to make people more aware of the fact that having knowledge of ergonomic workstation design is not necessarily the same as putting that knowledge to work and then to further show that continuous use of bad computer workstation habits can lead to permanent disability. A survey model is presented and used to validate the previous hypothesis of permanent disability occurring. There are 250 individual,anonymous surveys used in the data collection for the validation. The statistical evidence is then compared to the factual evidence presented in the literature review to show any differences or similarities.This research represents an array of medical and professional people that have worked with or are currently working in the field of computer workstation ergonomics.The technique of statistical analysis was a major factor in determining the outcome of whether the computer workstation population is using the information supplied to them regarding the correct usage of computer ergonomics. The survey used to obtain the data for the analysis can be adjusted to fit any ergonomic professionals quest for data input.The outcomes will be dependent on how the input is arranged and the amounts of participants.

Degree
Master of Science
Major
Industrial Engineering
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