In Search of the Illusive Bimodal Distribution

May 1st, 2001 | RESEARCH

This article discusses notion of "bimodal" visitation patterns by museum visitors, in which people are either interested or not in the material presented. The authors argue that this no-time, lots-of-time notion is misleading, and present data that contradicts its alleged commonness. They also discuss how timing data is and can be used by exhibit developers to improve their exhibits.

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Beverly Serrell, Author, Serrell & Associates
Ingrid Sulston, Author, New York Hall of Science

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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1064-5578

Publication: Visitor Studies Today!
Volume: 4
Number: 2
Page(s): 4

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Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Physics
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits