Determination of Optimal Reading Conditions by Taguchi Method

Computers are regarded as an indispensable part of daily and business life. In many occupations, people work by reading from computer screens. This study intends to identify the optimum environment conditions for reading on computer screens especially for academicians. To this end, light level, music level, and font size were accepted as the factors influencing reading, and four different levels were set for each. To identify the factor levels that maximize the reading speed, Taguchi method, which produces the optimal factor levels with minimum experiment, was used. L16(45) orthogonal experimental design was employed during the experimental studies, and the reading speed was selected as the performance measure. The results revealed that low light level, maximum font type size, and low music volume are the optimum reading conditions