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Table 1 Total score for the three types of representations

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

203

191

180

184.5

Equivalent Percentage

72.8%

68.5%

64.5%

66.1%

 99% CI

(65.4%, 79.0%)

(60.9%, 75.1%)

(56.9%, 71.5%)

(58.5%, 73.0%)

 95% CI

(67.3%, 77.6%)

(62.8%, 73.6%)

(58.7%, 69.9%)

(60.4%, 71.4%)

 90% CI

(68.2%, 76.9%)

(63.7%, 72.8%)

(59.7%, 69.1%)

(61.3%, 70.6%)

Logic

97

81

91

87.5

Equivalent Percentage

34.8%

29.0%

32.6%

31.4%

 99% CI

(27.9%, 42.4%)

(22.6%, 36.5%)

(25.9%, 40.2%)

(24.7%, 38.9%)

 95% CI

(29.4%, 40.5%)

(24.0%, 34.6%)

(27.4%, 38.3%)

(26.2%, 37.0%)

 90% CI

(30.2%, 39.6%)

(24.8%, 33.7%)

(28.2%, 37.4%)

(27.0%, 36.1%)

Visual

166

158

169

156

Equivalent Percentage

59.5%

56.6%

60.6%

55.9%

 99% CI

(51.8%, 66.8%)

(48.9%, 64.0%)

(52.9%, 67.8%)

(48.2%, 63.3%)

 95% CI

(53.6%, 65.1%)

(50.8%, 62.3%)

(54.7%, 66.1%)

(50.0%, 61.6%)

 90% CI

(54.6%, 64.2%)

(51.7%, 61.4%)

(55.7%, 65.3%)

(51.0%, 60.7%)