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# Card Sort Analysis

Card Sort Analysis analyzes open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set. Use it after running a sort study to inform navigation and content organization.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/card-sort-analysis ~/.claude/skills/card-sort-analysis
```

## README

# 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

1. **Understand the study**: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set.
2. **Analyze groupings**: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions.
3. **Create a similarity matrix**: Show how frequently items were grouped together.
4. **Recommend IA structure**: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models.
5. **Flag ambiguous items**: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized.
6. **Suggest next steps**: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations.
7. Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.