Errudite: Scalable, Reproducible, and Testable Error AnalysisError analysis is a compass, and we need it to be accurate.Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
Draco: Representing, Applying & Learning Visualization Design GuidelinesFrom academic courses to online articles, discussions of visualization often abound with design guidelines: Don’t use pie charts! Don’t…Oct 22, 2018Oct 22, 2018
Hypothetical Outcome Plots (HOPs) Help Users Separate Signal from NoiseIn daily life, we often find ourselves trying to separate signal from noise. For example, do the monthly job numbers to the left suggest a…Oct 17, 2018Oct 17, 2018
Value-Suppressing Uncertainty PalettesThe real world is full of uncertainty, but it can be tough to communicate that uncertainty. This is especially true for data visualization…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Published inHCI & Design at UWMultiple Perspectives on the Multiple Comparisons Problem in Visual AnalysisThe more visual comparisons an analyst makes, the more likely they are to find spurious patterns — a version of the Multiple Comparisons…Apr 2, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Introducing Vega-Lite 2.0We are excited to announce the official version 2 release of Vega-Lite, a high-level language for rapidly creating interactive…Oct 31, 2017A response icon2Oct 31, 2017A response icon2
Published inHCI & Design at UWExplaining the Gap: Visualizing One’s Predictions Improves Recall and Comprehension of DataWhat if Visualizations Asked Users to Predict the Data First?Jul 11, 2017A response icon1Jul 11, 2017A response icon1
Published inHCI & Design at UWGraphScape: Modeling Similarity & Sequence among ChartsA single chart is often not enough to understand data and to convey a story. So it’s not surprising that people use multiple charts in…May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Regression by EyeWilliam Playfair was an early pioneer of information visualization. Here is one of his charts, a 1786 depiction of the national debt of…May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Surprise Maps: Showing the UnexpectedIn 1977, Jerry Ehman — an astronomer working with the SETI project to seek out alien life — came across an interesting radio signal, one…Sep 27, 2016A response icon1Sep 27, 2016A response icon1