Evaluating the Effects of Size in LineSets

Dominique Tranquille, Gem Stapleton, James Burton, Peter Rodgers

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Abstract

LineSets represent information about sets by drawing one line for each set on an existing visualization of data items. This paper addresses the following question: does manipulating the size of visual elements affect the comprehension of LineSets? We empirically evaluated two types of size treatments applied to LineSets drawn on networks: varying set-line thickness, to reflect relative set cardinality, and varying node diameter, to reflect data items' relative degree of connectivity. The evaluation required participants to perform tasks that were thought to be aided by the size variations alongside tasks where no benefit was anticipated. Viewing comprehension through accuracy and time performance, we found that varying set-line thickness and node diameter signicantly improves the effectiveness of LineSets. As a consequence, this research leads to the recommendation that LineSets vary sizes of lines and nodes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe 10th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction
Place of PublicationBangkok
PublisherACM
Pages0-0
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781450352925
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
EventThe 10th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction - Bangkok, Thailand, 14-16 August, 2017
Duration: 1 Jan 2017 → …

Conference

ConferenceThe 10th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction
Period1/01/17 → …

Keywords

  • Set visualization
  • LineSets
  • graphical properties

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