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In this paper, we present a review of how the various aspects of any study using an eye tracker (such as the instrument, methodology, environment, participant, etc.) affect the quality of the recorded eye-tracking data and the obtained eye-movement and gaze measures. We take this review to represent the empirical foundation for reporting guidelines of any study involving an eye tracker. We compare this empirical foundation to five existing reporting guidelines and to a database of 207 published eye-tracking studies. We find that reporting guidelines vary substantially and do not match with actual reporting practices. We end by deriving a minimal, flexible reporting guideline based on empirical research (Section “An empirically based minimal reporting guideline”).
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Minimal reporting guideline for research involving eye tracking (2023 edition)
A guideline is proposed that comprises the minimum items to be reported in research studies involving an eye tracker and human or non-human primate participant(s). This guideline was developed over a 3-year period using a consensus-based process via an open invitation to the international eye tracking community. This guideline will be reviewed at maximum intervals of 4 years.
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- 10504457
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- Publisher / Repository:
- Behavior Research Methods
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- Journal Name:
- Behavior Research Methods
- ISSN:
- 1554-3528
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1-7
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Eye movements Eye tracking Data quality Reporting guidelines Reporting standards Reporting practices Replicability Reproducibility
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- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02187-1
