PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to find out how to perform a visual-based conjoint analysis of signs, specifically for those in subway systems.
METHODS: To identify the current problems with signs, we conducted installation case studies on subway signs and developed visualized materials for survey. The visualized survey cards were used to record the subjects’preferences in the conjoint analysis.
RESULTS: Based on the current problems of sign, we developed the profile cards and used the visualized survey cards to conduct the survey for conjoint analysis. From the conjoint analysis using the visualized survey cards, it was found that the values of Pearson’s R and Kendall’s tau are close to 1. This suggests that our model is a very fitted model for conjoint analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that a conjoint analysis of subway signs could be reliably performed by using visualized survey cards.