Multi-state Visualizations of Descriptive Statistics
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Abstract
Decision making often requires a series of low-level tasks involving descriptive statistics, each of them supported by a single visual representation, such as a bar chart or a violin plot. However, a single representation conveys limited information and little work has investigated using a combination of visual representations to facilitate the decision-making process. We propose multi-state visualizations, which allow users to switch easily between different visual representations (or states). Such visualizations provide users with more opportunities to explore and interpret the underlying data. We present three candidate multi-state visualizations, pairing error bars with violin plots, quantile dot plots, or hypothetical outcome plots. In a crowd-sourced study, we compare multi-state and single-state visualizations to investigate if they enhance users’ accuracy and confidence in making probability estimates. The results show that participants using multi-state visualization feel more confident and make more accurate estimations. Furthermore, we discuss the benefits of using multiple states in visualization for uncertainty visualizations.
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