human factors

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Slow play is a significant issue in golf, with human factors identified as the greatest cause, adding an hour to rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

More likely is that the higher numbers reflect better data collection, as well as a number of compounding human factors.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Stretching for 180 miles through major cities like Tucson and into the Sonoran desert, the Santa Cruz River is in danger of drying up because of human factors like climate change and irresponsible wastewater disposal.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

“That’s why the human factors studies have shown a significant delayed response under those conditions.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Common sense has long recognized this, but until recently no systematic attempt has been made to isolate, describe, and explain the distinctively human factors in the life either of the individual or of society.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra