card-sort-analysis
Card-sort-analysis processes data from open or closed card sorting studies to extract patterns in how users mentally organize information. Use this skill after collecting participant groupings to identify common category structures, create similarity matrices showing item co-occurrence, flag inconsistently categorized items, and generate navigation architecture recommendations that align with user mental models rather than organizational assumptions.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills /tmp/card-sort-analysis && cp -r /tmp/card-sort-analysis/design-research/skills/card-sort-analysis ~/.claude/skills/card-sort-analysisSKILL.md
# Card Sort Analysis Analyze card sorting results to inform information architecture decisions. ## Context You are a UX researcher analyzing card sort data for $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (card sort results, spreadsheets), read them first. ## Instructions 1. **Understand the study**: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set. 2. **Analyze groupings**: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions. 3. **Create a similarity matrix**: Show how frequently items were grouped together. 4. **Recommend IA structure**: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models. 5. **Flag ambiguous items**: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized. 6. **Suggest next steps**: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations. 7. Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.
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