E-Tables: Non-Specialist Use and Understanding of Statistical Data

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carol Hert, Syracuse University
Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland - College Park
Liz Liddy, Syracuse University

Document Type

Article

Date

2001

Keywords

statistical information, data, usability, e-tables

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Description/Abstract

This paper provides a progress report on a project that aims to understand how people think about and understand statistical data presented in tables. The focus is on people who are not statistical specialists. To this end, studies of various user populations were conducted, underlying data enrichment and explanation was investigated, and interactive user interface prototypes were developed and tested.

Recommended Citation

E-Tables: Non-Specialist Use and Understanding of Statistical Data National Conference on Digital Government Research, May 22, 2001.

Source

local input

Creative Commons License

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