Computer Graphics and Reporting Financial Data
Computer Graphics and Reporting Financial Data
Business graphics: A taxonomy for information systems managers
ACM SIGMIS Database
An experimental evaluation of the impact of data display format on recall performance
Communications of the ACM
gIBIS: a hypertext tool for exploratory policy discussion
CSCW '88 Proceedings of the 1988 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
Graphics and managerial decision making: research-based guidelines
Communications of the ACM
SIGCPR '91 Proceedings of the 1991 conference on SIGCPR
Tables, trees and formulas in decision analysis
Communications of the ACM
Graphs and tables: a four-factor experiment
Communications of the ACM
End-user computing abilities and the use of information systems
ACM SIGCPR Computer Personnel
Diagrams and design tools in context
ACM SIGDOC Asterisk Journal of Computer Documentation
Task-technology fit and individual performance
MIS Quarterly
Theoretical models in IS research and the technology acceptance model (TAM)
Technologies & methodologies for evaluating information technology in business
Assessing the impact of internet agent on end users' performance
Decision Support Systems
Designing consumer interfaces for experiential tasks: an empirical investigation
European Journal of Information Systems
An empirical investigation of the effects of data warehousing on decision performance
Information and Management
The effects of time pressure and completeness of information on decision making
Journal of Management Information Systems
Testing the determinants of microcomputer usage via a structural equation model
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Navigation in information-intensive environments
Deriving managerial benefit from knowledge search: a paradigm shift?
Information and Management
Doing more with more information: Changing healthcare planning with OLAP tools
Decision Support Systems
Examining the effects of cognitive style in individuals' technology use decision making
Decision Support Systems
Assessing the impact of internet agent on end users' performance
Decision Support Systems
An empirical investigation of the effects of data warehousing on decision performance
Information and Management
Designing product listing pages-Effects on sales and users' cognitive workload
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Shall we dance? - The effect of information presentations on negotiation processes and outcomes
Decision Support Systems
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
A comparison of representations for discrete multi-criteria decision problems
Decision Support Systems
The Effectiveness Of Graphic And Tabular Presentation Under Time Pressure And Task Complexity
Information Resources Management Journal
Realising IT value: post adoptive IS usage and performance impacts at individual level
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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A total of 840 junior and senior-level undergraduate business students particpated in three experiments that compared computer-generated graphical forms of data presentation to traditional tabular reports. The first experiment compared tables and bar charts for their effects on readability, interpretation accuracy, and decision making. No differences in interpretation accuracy or decision quality were observed for the two groups, although tabular reports were rated as "easier to read and understand" than graphical reports. The second experiment compared line plots to tables for their effects on interpretation accuracy and decision quality. Subjects with graphical reports outperformed those with tables. There were no meaningful differences in interpretation accuracy across treatment groups. The third experiment compared graphical and tabular reports for their ability to convey a "message" to the reader. Only in situations in which a vast amount of information was presented and relatively simple impressions were to be made, did subjects given graphs outperform those using tables.This program of cumulative experiments indicates that generalized claims of superiority of graphic presentation are unsupported, at least for decision-related activities. In fact, the experiments suggest that the effectiveness of the data display format is largely a function of the characteristics of the task at hand, and that impressions gleaned from "one shot" studies of the effectiveness of the use of graphs may be nothing more than situationally dependent artifacts.