Robert S. Laramee
Glyph sorting: Interactive visualization for multi-dimensional data
Laramee, Robert S.; Griffiths, Iwan W.; Parry, Matthew L.; Legg, Philip A.; Chung, David H.S.; Chung, David; Legg, Philip; Parry, Matthew; Bown, Rhodri; Griffiths, Iwan; Laramee, Robert; Chen, Min
Authors
Iwan W. Griffiths
Matthew L. Parry
Philip A. Legg
David H.S. Chung
David Chung
Dr Phil Legg Phil.Legg@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Cyber Security
Matthew Parry
Rhodri Bown
Iwan Griffiths
Robert Laramee
Min Chen
Abstract
Copyright © 2013 The Author(s). Glyph-based visualization is an effective tool for depicting multivariate information. Since sorting is one of the most common analytical tasks performed on individual attributes of a multi-dimensional dataset, this motivates the hypothesis that introducing glyph sorting would significantly enhance the usability of glyph-based visualization. In this article, we present a glyph-based conceptual framework as part of a visualization process for interactive sorting of multivariate data. We examine several technical aspects of glyph sorting and provide design principles for developing effective, visually sortable glyphs. Glyphs that are visually sortable provide two key benefits: (1) performing comparative analysis of multiple attributes between glyphs and (2) to support multi-dimensional visual search. We describe a system that incorporates focus and context glyphs to control sorting in a visually intuitive manner and for viewing sorted results in an interactive, multidimensional glyph plot that enables users to perform high-dimensional sorting, analyse and examine data trends in detail. To demonstrate the usability of glyph sorting, we present a case study in rugby event analysis for comparing and analysing trends within matches. This work is undertaken in conjunction with a national rugby team. From using glyph sorting, analysts have reported the discovery of new insight beyond traditional match analysis.
Citation
Laramee, R. S., Griffiths, I. W., Parry, M. L., Legg, P. A., Chung, D. H., Chung, D., …Chen, M. (2013). Glyph sorting: Interactive visualization for multi-dimensional data. Information Visualization, 14(1), 76-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473871613511959
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2013 |
Journal | Information Visualization |
Print ISSN | 1473-8716 |
Electronic ISSN | 1473-8724 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 76-90 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1473871613511959 |
Keywords | glyph sorting, multi-dimensional data |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/839918 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473871613511959 |
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