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- How many participants are in an open card sort?
- What is the maximum number of cards you should use in an open card sorting exercise?
- What is open card sorting?
How many participants are in an open card sort?
We recommend 15 participants for card sorting: with more, you'll get diminishing returns for each additional user; with fewer, you won't have enough data to reveal overlapping patterns in organization schemes. Analyze the data.
What is the maximum number of cards you should use in an open card sorting exercise?
Aim for between 30 and 60 cards
Though there's no hard limits on how few or how many cards to include, we recommend aiming for between 30 and 60 cards for all card sorts because: you'll get enough useful data to make informed decisions about your website.
What is open card sorting?
Open Card Sort: Participants are asked to organize topics from content within your website into groups that make sense to them and then name each group they created in a way that they feel accurately describes the content.
