Title
Task-Based Visual Interactive Modeling: Decision Trees and Rule-Based Classifiers
Abstract
Visual analytics enables the coupling of machine learning models and humans in a tightly integrated workflow, addressing various analysis tasks. Each task poses distinct demands to analysts and decision-makers. In this survey, we focus on one canonical technique for rule-based classification, namely decision tree classifiers. We provide an overview of available visualizations for decision trees with a focus on how visualizations differ with respect to 16 tasks. Further, we investigate the types of visual designs employed, and the quality measures presented. We find that (i) interactive visual analytics systems for classifier development offer a variety of visual designs, (ii) utilization tasks are sparsely covered, (iii) beyond classifier development, node-link diagrams are omnipresent, (iv) even systems designed for machine learning experts rarely feature visual representations of quality measures other than accuracy. In conclusion, we see a potential for integrating algorithmic techniques, mathematical quality measures, and tailored interactive visualizations to enable human experts to utilize their knowledge more effectively.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1109/TVCG.2020.3045560
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Algorithms,Computer Graphics,Decision Trees,Humans,Machine Learning
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
9
1077-2626
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
60
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dirk Streeb1104.18
Yannick Metz200.34
Udo Schlegel3107.32
Bruno Schneider442.75
Mennatallah El-Assady512013.73
Hansjörg Neth6276.70
Min Chen7129382.69
Daniel A. Keim877041141.60