Software Engineering vocabulary · Testing

Task success rate

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, task success rate means: The percentage of participants who complete a given task correctly in a usability test; one of the simplest and most common usability metrics.

In Turkish: görev başarı oranı, görev tamamlama oranı

How it is used

Often reported together with time on task, error rate and satisfaction scores. Teams compare task success rates before and after a redesign. Also called task completion rate.

Example sentences

  1. The task success rate for changing a delivery address rose from 40% to 90%.

  2. A low task success rate on this step tells us the label is confusing.

Common collocations

  • measure task success rate
  • high task success rate
  • time on task
  • usability metrics

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