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Table 4 Results for respondents that “read 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

63

60.5

55.5

58

Equivalent Percentage

75.0%

72.0%

66.1%

69.0%

 99% CI

(61.3%, 85.0%)

(58.2%, 82.7%)

(52.0%, 77.8%)

(55.1%, 80.2%)

 95% CI

(64.8%, 83.0%)

(61.6%, 80.5%)

(55.4%, 75.3%)

(58.5%, 77.9%)

 90% CI

(66.5%, 81.9%)

(63.4%, 79.3%)

(57.2%, 73.9%)

(60.3%, 76.6%)

Logic

32

25.5

32

30

Equivalent Percentage

38.1%

30.4%

38.1%

35.7%

 99% CI

(25.8%, 52.1%)

(19.3%, 44.3%)

(25.8%, 52.1%)

(23.8%, 49.8%)

 95% CI

(28.4%, 48.8%)

(21.6%, 40.9%)

(28.4%, 48.8%)

(26.3%, 46.4%)

 90% CI

(29.9%, 47.1%)

(22.8%, 39.1%)

(29.9%, 47.1%)

(27.7%, 44.6%)

Visual

49

44

50.5

44

Equivalent Percentage

58.3%

52.4%

60.1%

52.4%

 99% CI

(44.4%, 71.1%)

(38.7%, 65.7%)

(46.1%, 72.6%)

(38.7%, 65.7%)

 95% CI

(47.7%, 68.3%)

(41.8%, 62.7%)

(49.4%, 69.9%)

(41.8%, 62.7%)

 90% CI

(49.4%, 66.8%)

(43.5%, 61.1%)

(51.1%, 68.5%)

(43.5%, 61.1%)