Title
Toward a Design Space for Mitigating Cognitive Bias in Vis.
Abstract
The use of cognitive heuristics often leads to fast and effective decisions. However, they can also systematically and predictably lead to errors known as cognitive biases. Strategies for minimizing or mitigating these biases, however, remain largely non-technological (e.g., training courses). The growing use of visual analytic (VA) tools for analysis and decision making enables a new class of bias mitigation strategies. In this work, we explore the ways in which the design of visualizations (vis) may be used to mitigate cognitive biases. We derive a design space comprised of 8 dimensions that can be manipulated to impact a user’s cognitive and analytic processes and describe them through an example hiring scenario. This design space can be used to guide and inform future vis systems that may integrate cognitive processes more closely.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/VISUAL.2019.8933611
VIS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Decision making,Visualization,Training,Tools,Data visualization,Data analysis,Task analysis
Design space,Cognitive bias,Computer science,Visualization,Cognitive heuristics,Theoretical computer science,Human–computer interaction,Human-centered computing,Cognition
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-7281-4941-7
1
0.35
References 
Authors
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emily Wall1475.38
John Stasko25655494.01
Alex Endert397452.18