# Research

> User research methods and best practices — usability testing, interviews, surveys, contextual inquiry, and how to turn findings into decisions.

## Pages

- [A/B Testing for UX Designers](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/ab-testing/)
  Running controlled experiments to validate design changes—the difference between data-driven and guessing.
- [Competitive Analysis](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/competitive-analysis/)
  Learn how to conduct a Competitive Analysis in UX to understand the market, identify opportunities, and make strategic, informed design decisions.
- [Contextual Inquiry](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/contextual-inquiry/)
  Observing users in their natural environment while they work—reveals context that interviews and surveys never capture.
- [Diary Studies](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/diary-studies/)
  Asking users to document their behavior over days or weeks—captures patterns you'll never see in a single-session study.
- [Eye Tracking](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/eye-tracking/)
  Using eye-tracking technology to measure where users look and for how long—revealing visual attention patterns invisible to observation.
- [Jobs to Be Done Framework](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/jtbd/)
  Understanding what users are trying to accomplish (not what feature they want) reveals design opportunities others miss.
- [Recruiting Research Participants](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/recruiting-participants/)
  Finding and recruiting the right users for research—the foundation of valid, actionable research results.
- [Remote User Research](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/remote-research/)
  Conducting user research without travel or location constraints—fast, scalable, and accessible to global participants.
- [Usability Testing](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/usability-testing/)
  Discover what Usability Testing is and how this UX research technique helps you find and fix problems in your design by observing real users.
- [User Interviews](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/user-interviews/)
  Learn how to conduct User Interviews, a fundamental UX research technique for understanding your users, building empathy, and designing better products.
- [User Surveys](https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/user-surveys/)
  Learn how to design and use User Surveys, a powerful UX research tool for collecting quantitative data at scale and validating your hypotheses.


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Source: https://www.fernandoux.com/en/wiki/research/