Questions 1. What could Mazda learn from eye- tracking software that would be difcult to learn from other observational methods? 2. What are the shortcomings of this method? 3. Along with the eyetracking research, what other research methods could help Mazda assess the usability of its website? Summarize your advice for how Mazda could use complementary methods to obtain a complete understanding of its website usability. Mazda and Syzygy When Mazda Motor Europe set out to improve its website, the company wanted details about how consumers were using the site and whether nding information was easy. Mazda hired a research rm called Syzygy to answer those questions with observational research. Syzygy's methods include the use of an eye tracking device that uses infrared light rays to record what areas of a computer screen a user is viewing. For instance, the device measured the process computer users fol lowed in order to look for a local dealer or arrange a test drive. Whenever a process seemed confusing or difcult, the company looked for ways to make the website easier to navigate. To conduct this observational study, Syzygy arranged for sixteen subjects in Germany and the United Kingdom to be observed as they used the website. The subjects in Germany were observed with the eyetracking equipment. As the equipment measured each subject's gaze, software recorded the location on the screen and graphed the data. Syzygy's results included threedimensional contour maps highlighting the \"pea k\" areas where most of the computer users' attention was directed