An exploratory study of visual information analysis

  • Authors:
  • Petra Isenberg;Anthony Tang;Sheelagh Carpendale

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

To design information visualization tools for collaborative use, we need to understand how teams engage with visualizations during their information analysis process. We report on an exploratory study of individuals, pairs, and triples engaged in information analysis tasks using paper-based visualizations. From our study results, we derive a framework that captures the analysis activities of co-located teams and individuals. Comparing this framework with existing models of the information analysis process suggests that information visualization tools may benefit from providing a flexible temporal flow of analysis actions.