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Self-reported vs verified task completion

What participants said about their own success, against what they actually did

Column chart of self-reported vs verified task completion in four unmoderated studies: average 93% said, 33% verified, lowest 63% vs 4%.
People say they finished far more often than they did Source: MeasuringU, self-reported vs verified completion analysis

Compares self-reported and verified task completion rates from a MeasuringU analysis of four unmoderated competitive benchmark studies: an average of 93% self-reported against 33% verified, with the lowest and highest rates for each. For UX researchers deciding how to count success in an unmoderated usability test. Koji puts a verdict from the screen recording next to the button each participant pressed, so the gap shows up in the results.

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Self-reportedVerified
Lowest63%4%
Average93%33%
Highest100%88%

Four unmoderated competitive benchmark studies. Lowest and highest rates as reported.

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.koji.so/visuals/self-reported-vs-verified-task-completion">Self-reported vs verified task completion</a>, Koji</p>