Formative usability study v0.1

This study asks whether a practicing photometry scientist can correctly interpret FiberPhotometry's evidence report without help. It is a product test, not an evaluation of the participant and not evidence that the underlying synthetic scientific result is true.

Study package

• protocol-v0.1.md: recruitment, procedure, measures, and frozen success criteria.
• moderator-guide-v0.1.md: neutral script and task prompts.
• response-sheet-v0.1.md: one copy per participant.
• scoring-key-v0.1.md: expected answers and error coding; keep this hidden during sessions.
• https://github.com/aeronjl/fiberphotometry/blob/main/examples/grouped_multiverse_report.py: deterministic illustrative stimulus generator.

Generate the frozen stimulus from the repository root:

uv run python examples/grouped_multiverse_report.py

This writes usability-study-report.html. Its outcomes are fixed interface fixtures, not results from a scientific benchmark. Give participants only the HTML report, not the source, protocol, or scoring key. Record the current commit and SHA-256 of the HTML in each response sheet so every session is traceable to the exact stimulus.

The materials being complete does not complete the roadmap usability review. That milestone requires sessions with practicing photometry scientists and a published, de-identified synthesis including retained failures.