  This paper investigates variability in the key ISO 3382-3:2012 metrics, based
primarily on the repeatability and reliability of these metrics, using repeated
measurements in open-plan offices. Two types of repeated measurements were
performed in offices, Type1 (n=36), where the same path over workstations was
measured from opposite ends, and Type2 (n=7), where two different measurement
paths were measured. Overall, most of the Type1 results seem reasonable
considering repeats were conducted in complicated room acoustic environments,
while Type2 repeats would benefit from larger sample sizes in future studies.
Some recommendations are outlined for the ISO 3382-3 methodology vis-a-vis
Type1 and Type2 repeats, including future research directions that go beyond
increased sample sizes. (This is an abridged version of the abstract. Please
see the paper for the full abstract)
