You have been asked to participate in a study on reasoning about information.
By participating in this study, you will help us make our research easier to understand and use.
This study is meant to help us develop our theory about how to display set-based information;
it is not intended to test your individual performance in any way.
All that will be recorded are your answers to the tasks.
It should take no more than 30 minutes, and your responses will be anonymous.
If at any point you no longer wish to take part, just close the browser.
If you have any questions, please contact Peter before you begin.
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I freely and voluntarily consent to be a participant in the research project on the topic of linear diagrams
to be conducted by Peter Chapman, who is a staff member at Edinburgh Napier University.
The broad goal of this research study is to explore visualisation of set-based data.
Specifically, I have been asked to undertake a small number of tasks, which should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete.
I have been told that my responses will be anonymised.
My name will not be linked with the research materials, and I will not be identified or identifiable
in any report subsequently produced by the researcher.
I also understand that if at any time during the study I feel unable or unwilling to continue, I am free to withdraw.
That is, my participation in this study is completely voluntary, and I may withdraw from it without negative consequences.
However, after data has been anonymised or after publication of results it will not be possible
for my data to be removed as it would be untraceable at this point.
In addition, should I not wish to answer any particular question, I am free to decline.
I have been given the opportunity to ask questions regarding the study
and my questions have been answered to my satisfaction.