Title
Glyph Sorting: Interactive Visualization For Multi-Dimensional Data
Abstract
Glyph-based visualization is an effective tool for depicting multivariate information. Since sorting is one of the most common analytical tasks performed on individual attributes of a multi-dimensional dataset, this motivates the hypothesis that introducing glyph sorting would significantly enhance the usability of glyph-based visualization. In this article, we present a glyph-based conceptual framework as part of a visualization process for interactive sorting of multivariate data. We examine several technical aspects of glyph sorting and provide design principles for developing effective, visually sortable glyphs. Glyphs that are visually sortable provide two key benefits: (1) performing comparative analysis of multiple attributes between glyphs and (2) to support multi-dimensional visual search. We describe a system that incorporates focus and context glyphs to control sorting in a visually intuitive manner and for viewing sorted results in an interactive, multi-dimensional glyph plot that enables users to perform high-dimensional sorting, analyse and examine data trends in detail. To demonstrate the usability of glyph sorting, we present a case study in rugby event analysis for comparing and analysing trends within matches. This work is undertaken in conjunction with a national rugby team. From using glyph sorting, analysts have reported the discovery of new insight beyond traditional match analysis.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1177/1473871613511959
INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multi-dimensional multivariate data visualization, icons, focus and context, high-dimensional datasets, interactive visualization
Glyph,Multi dimensional data,Computer vision,Visual search,Glyph (data visualization),Visualization,Computer science,Usability,Sorting,Interactive visualization,Artificial intelligence
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
14
1
1473-8716
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
23
0.88
15
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David Chung1333.14
Philip A. Legg215611.55
Matthew L. Parry3634.15
Rhodri Bown4311.44
Iwan W. Griffiths5634.15
Robert S. Laramee6140585.31
Min Chen7129382.69