Breakdown visualization: multiple foci polyarchies of values and attributes

  • Authors:
  • Sandeep Prabhakar;Nathan Conklin;Chris North;Muthukumar Thirunavukkarasu;Anusha Dandapani;Ganesh Panchanathan

  • Affiliations:
  • VA Polytechnic Institute and State University;VA Polytechnic Institute and State University;VA Polytechnic Institute and State University;VA Polytechnic Institute and State University;VA Polytechnic Institute and State University;VA Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Venue:
  • CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Breakdown analysis involves decomposing data into sub-groups to allow for comparison and identification of problem areas. Good analysis requires the ability to group data based on attributes or values. Breakdown Visualization provides a mechanism to support this analysis through user guided decomposition and exploration of tabular data with a polyarchy structure. This is useful in domains such as sports statistics and corporate financial reports. Breakdown Visualization utilizes a spreadsheet format for comparison of adjacent visualizations.