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Systematic inspection of information visualization systems

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Carmelo Ardito,

Maria F. Costabile,

Rosa LanzilottiAuthors Info & Claims

BELIV '06: Proceedings of the 2006 AVI workshop on BEyond time and errors: novel evaluation methods for information visualization

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1168149.1168163

Published: 23 May 2006 Publication History

Abstract

Recently, several information visualization (IV) tools have been produced and there is a growing number of commercial products. To contribute to a widespread adoption of IV tools, it is indispensable that these tools are effective, efficient and satisfying for the intended users. Various evaluation techniques can be considered and applied at the different phases of the IV software life-cycle. In this paper we propose an inspection technique based on the use of evaluation patterns, called Abstract Tasks, that take into account the specific nature of information visualization systems.

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Index Terms

Systematic inspection of information visualization systems
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Simulation types and techniques
      1. Visual analytics
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods

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BELIV '06: Proceedings of the 2006 AVI workshop on BEyond time and errors: novel evaluation methods for information visualization

May 2006

89 pages

ISBN:1595935622

DOI:10.1145/1168149

Conference Chairs:
Enrico Bertini
University of Rome "La Sapienza"
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Catherine Plaisant
University of Maryland
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Giuseppe Santucci
University of Rome "La Sapienza"

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