name: card-sort-analysis
description: Analyse open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set. Use after running a sort study. For turning that evidence into a full structure, use information-architecture (ux-strategy).
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
- Understand the study: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set.
- Analyze groupings: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions.
- Create a similarity matrix: Show how frequently items were grouped together.
- Recommend IA structure: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models.
- Flag ambiguous items: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized.
- Suggest next steps: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations.
- Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.