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Table 5 Results for respondents that “studied building codes before”

From: A logic-based representation and tree-based visualization method for building regulatory requirements

Representation

Total Score

Understandability (simple regulatory requirement)

Reading Speed (simple regulatory requirement)

Understandability (complex regulatory requirement)

Reading Speed (complex regulatory requirement)

Text

40.5

36

35

37.5

Equivalent Percentage

79.4%

70.6%

68.6%

73.5%

 99% CI

(61.9%, 90.2%)

(52.6%, 83.9%)

(50.6%, 82.4%)

(55.6%, 86.0%)

 95% CI

(66.5%, 88.2%)

(57.0%, 81.3%)

(55.0%, 79.7%)

(60.1%, 83.7%)

 90% CI

(68.7%, 87.1%)

(59.3%, 79.8%)

(57.2%, 78.1%)

(62.4%, 82.3%)

Logic

18.5

13.5

15.5

15.5

Equivalent Percentage

36.3%

26.5%

30.4%

30.4%

 99% CI

(21.5%, 54.2%)

(14.0%, 44.4%)

(16.9%, 48.4%)

(16.9%, 48.4%)

 95% CI

(24.5%, 50.0%)

(16.3%, 39.9%)

(19.5%, 44.0%)

(19.5%, 44.0%)

 90% CI

(26.2%, 47.8%)

(17.7%, 37.6%)

(21.0%, 41.8%)

(21.0%, 41.8%)

Visual

31

30.5

33.5

31

Equivalent Percentage

60.8%

59.8%

65.7%

60.8%

 99% CI

(42.9%, 76.2%)

(42.0%, 75.3%)

(47.7%, 80.1%)

(42.9%, 76.2%)

 95% CI

(47.1%, 73.0%)

(46.1%, 72.1%)

(52.0%, 77.2%)

(47.1%, 73.0%)

 90% CI

(49.3%, 71.2%)

(48.3%, 70.3%)

(54.2%, 75.6%)

(49.3%, 71.2%)