BS ISO 9186:2001

Foreword 000
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Procedure
   5.1 Collection of information
   5.2 Collection of graphical symbol variants for
       each referent
   5.3 Selection of the test to apply
6 Tests using printed presentation
   6.1 Comprehensibility judgment test
   6.2 Comprehension test
7 Tests using computer screen presentation
   7.1 Comprehensibility judgment test
   7.2 Comprehension test
8 Accepting a variant as a standard graphical symbol
Annex A (normative) Collection of information
   A.1 Request form for standardization of a graphical
       symbol
   A.2 Guidance on filling in the application form
   A.3 Example of a completed request form for testing
       and standardization of a graphical symbol
Annex B (normative) Comprehensibility judgment test 002
   B.1 Frequency matrix for analysing the results of the
       comprehensibility judgment test
   B.2 Form for presenting the results of the
       comprehensibility judgment test
   B.3 Example showing a completed form for presenting
       the results of the comprehensibility judgment test
Annex C (normative) Comprehension test
   C.1 Example of test material for a comprehension test
   C.2 Table for presenting the results of the comprehension
       test
   C.3 Table for showing the combined data from participating
       countries for the comprehension test
Annex D (normative) Approved testing
Bibliography

Describes the procedure used in gathering the 000 information needed to request standardization of graphical symbols. Includes the method used in testing the extent to which a variant of a graphical symbol communicates its intended message.