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This paper presents the analyses of data collected from four previous studies to compare the sensitivity of multiple physiological and subjective workload measures in detecting the workload changes induced by common nuclear power plant (NPP) main control room tasks in three types using three simulators. Analyses of effect sizes were used to quantify the magnitude of response or rating changes in the workload metrics. The results suggest that the majority of the workload measures utilized in the Human Performance Test Facility (HPTF) studies show practically relevant sensitivity to the workload changes induced by the experimental manipulations in the simulated NPP operations.
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Lin, J., Matthews, G., Barber, D., Hughes, N. (2021). Comparing the Sensitivity of Workload Measures for Different Task Types Using Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Room Simulators. In: Wright, J.L., Barber, D., Scataglini, S., Rajulu, S.L. (eds) Advances in Simulation and Digital Human Modeling. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 264. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79763-8_19
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