Visualizing Sets: An Empirical Comparison of Diagram Types

Autor:	Peter Rodgers, Gem Stapleton, Andrew Blake, Luanna Micallef, Peter Chapman
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Theoretical computer science Computer science Interaction overview diagram Communication diagram Story-driven modeling Block diagram Activity diagram Information diagram law.invention symbols.namesake law symbols Euler diagram Venn diagram QA Algorithm
Zdroj:	Diagrammatic Representation and Inference ISBN: 9783662440421 Diagrams
ISSN:	0302-9743 1611-3349
Popis:	There are a range of diagram types that can be used to visualize sets. However, there is a significant lack of insight into which is the most effective visualization. To address this knowledge gap, this paper empirically evaluates four diagram types: Venn diagrams, Euler diagrams with shading, Euler diagrams without shading, and the less well-known linear diagrams. By collecting performance data (time to complete tasks and error rate), through crowdsourcing, we establish that linear diagrams outperform the other three diagram types in terms of both task completion time and number of errors. Venn diagrams perform worst from both perspectives. Thus, we provide evidence that linear diagrams are the most effective of these four diagram types for representing sets.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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