Do Graph Readers Prefer the Graph Type Most Suited to a Given Task? Insights from Eye Tracking

• Auteurs principaux: Benjamin Strobel (Auteur), Steffani Saß (Auteur), Marlit Annalena Lindner (Auteur), Olaf Köller (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Bern Open Publishing, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Research on graph comprehension suggests that point differences are easier to read in bar graphs, while trends are easier to read in line graphs. But are graph readers able to detect and use the most suited graph type for a given task? In this study, we applied a dual repre-sentation paradigm and ey...