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Introducing Quant Research Toolbox GPT
Nov 30, 2025
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The five-user rule was never a rule for qualitative research
May 25
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Satisfaction is the Wrong Metric for Interactive Experiences
Mar 10
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Is Linear Regression Suitable for Likert Scale Data?
Jan 12, 2025
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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The Long Accommodation
How UX research traded disciplinary authority for organizational fit
Jun 7
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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AI in Qualitative Research: A Map, Not a Verdict
A framework for separating the uses, risks, and claims that get collapsed in the debate
Jun 4
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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A Free AI Interview Coach for UX Researchers Preparing for UXR Job Interviews
I built a custom GPT to help UX researchers practice mocks, get follow-up questions, critique answers, and turn real projects into stronger interview…
May 31
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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The fallacy of depth at scale
What AI-moderated interviews can and cannot support
May 28
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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The five-user rule was never a rule for qualitative research
A usability testing model became folklore. Here’s when N=5 is useful, when it fails, and what to do instead.
May 25
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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Survey research in practice
Surveys for product insights, and surveys as metrics and optimizations
May 17
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Saeideh Bakhshi
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The wicked work that surfaces when AI unbundles research
On scoping wicked problems as the rare, creative, hard-to-measure work at the center of research
May 10
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Long time UX researcher, and a computational social scientist. Currently at OpenAI. I write about research, AI, UX measurement, and the evolving craft of understanding people in complex technological systems.
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