Same Data, Diverging Perspectives: The Power of Visualizations to Elicit Competing Interpretations

• Main Authors: Bearfield, Cindy Xiong, van Weelden, Lisanne, Waytz, Adam, Franconeri, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 17.01.2024
• Subjects: Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction

People routinely rely on data to make decisions, but the process can be riddled with biases. We show that patterns in data might be noticed first or more strongly, depending on how the data is visually represented or what the viewer finds salient. We also demonstrate that viewer interpretation of da...