TY - GEN
T1 - Influence of Shape, Density, and Edge Crossings on the Perception of Graph Differences
T2 - An Investigation Under Time Constraints
AU - Wallner, Günter
AU - Pohl, Margit
AU - Graniczkowska, Cynthia
AU - Ballweg, Kathrin
AU - von Landesberger, Tatiana
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The perception of differences between graphs represented as node-link diagrams is an important issue in many disciplines. This paper presents results from a study with 40 participants. The goal of the study was to test whether shape, density, and edge crossings of the graph influence the perception of differences between graphs and the order in which they are perceived. The participants worked under time constraints. Our results indicate that an increase in density lowers the recognition of differences while a newly introduced edge crossing helps to spot a change. Shape did not have a significant influence on the perception of differences.
AB - The perception of differences between graphs represented as node-link diagrams is an important issue in many disciplines. This paper presents results from a study with 40 participants. The goal of the study was to test whether shape, density, and edge crossings of the graph influence the perception of differences between graphs and the order in which they are perceived. The participants worked under time constraints. Our results indicate that an increase in density lowers the recognition of differences while a newly introduced edge crossing helps to spot a change. Shape did not have a significant influence on the perception of differences.
KW - Graph comparison
KW - Graph differences
KW - Perception
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090031644&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-54249-8_27
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-54249-8_27
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783030542481
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 348
EP - 356
BT - Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - 11th International Conference, Diagrams 2020, Proceedings
A2 - Pietarinen, Ahti-Veikko
A2 - Chapman, Peter
A2 - Bosveld-de Smet, Leonie
A2 - Giardino, Valeria
A2 - Corter, James
A2 - Linker, Sven
PB - Springer
ER -