Viewing Visual Analytics as Model Building

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dc.contributor.authorAndrienko, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLammarsch, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAndrienko, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKeim, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMiksch, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRind, A.en_US
dc.contributor.editorChen, Min and Benes, Bedrichen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-29T06:56:05Z
dc.date.available2018-08-29T06:56:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTo complement the currently existing definitions and conceptual frameworks of visual analytics, which focus mainly on activities performed by analysts and types of techniques they use, we attempt to define the expected results of these activities. We argue that the main goal of doing visual analytics is to build a mental and/or formal model of a certain piece of reality reflected in data. The purpose of the model may be to understand, to forecast or to control this piece of reality. Based on this model‐building perspective, we propose a detailed conceptual framework in which the visual analytics process is considered as a goal‐oriented workflow producing a model as a result. We demonstrate how this framework can be used for performing an analytical survey of the visual analytics research field and identifying the directions and areas where further research is needed.To complement the currently existing definitions and conceptual frameworks of visual analytics, which focus mainly on activities performed by analysts and types of techniques they use, we attempt to define the expected results of these activities. We argue that the main goal of doing visual analytics is to build a mental and/or formal model of a certain piece of reality reflected in data. The purpose of the model may be to understand, to forecast or to control this piece of reality. Based on this model‐building perspective, we propose a detailed conceptual framework in which the visual analytics process is considered as a goal‐oriented workflow producing a model as a result.en_US
dc.description.number6
dc.description.sectionheadersArticles
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forum
dc.description.volume37
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.13324
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659
dc.identifier.pages275-299
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13324
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/cgf13324
dc.publisher© 2018 The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectvisual analytics
dc.subjectvisualization
dc.subject[Human‐centred computing → Visual analytics]: Visualization application domains–Visual analytics
dc.titleViewing Visual Analytics as Model Buildingen_US
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