Run a Perceptual Study on Color Scales for a Climate Risk Map
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design a remote study (Prolific or similar, 60 participants screened for normal color vision via Ishihara plates online) with 3 task types: (1) value estimation, (2) anomaly detection, (3) ordering. Test all 3 candidate scales (a perceptually uniform viridis variant, a sequential single-hue, a diverging red-blue). Pre-register the analysis plan. Run the study, analyze results with appropriate statistics, and write up the recommendation. Deliver a pre-registration, the study materials, an analysis notebook, and a 6-page report.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Run a pre-registered perceptual study on 60 participants comparing 3 color scales for a climate risk map and recommend a scale with statistical evidence.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a perceptual study that isolates the variable of interest
- Pre-register an analysis plan to avoid garden-of-forking-paths
- Screen participants for color vision in a remote setting
- Translate study findings into a defensible product decision
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
Real titles. Real skill bridges. Pick the one closest to your trajectory.
Product Manager
Product managers who can run pre-registered user studies and defend decisions with statistical evidence become the trusted partners design teams want.
This challenge sharpens
- user-research
- experimental-design
- pre-registration