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# overview detail zoom filter
 
# critique NYTimes letter
 
# start with complimentary
 
# then things that could be improved
 
# 8 golden rules for visualization
 
# stop list? punctuations and of
 
  
= cognitive amplification =
 
== increased resources ==
 
: high-bandwidth hierarchical interaction
 
: parallel perceptual processing
 
: offload work from cognitive to perceptual system
 
: expanded working memory
 
: expanded storage of information
 
== reduced search ==
 
: locality of processing
 
: high data density
 
: spatially-indexed addressing
 
== enhanced recognition of patterns ==
 
: recognition instead of recall
 
: abstraction and aggregation
 
: visual schema for organization
 
: value, relationship, trend
 
== perceptual inference ==
 
: visual representations make some problems obvious
 
: graphical computations
 
== perceptual monitoring ==
 
 
: compact presentation
 
: multiple attributes simultaneously
 
: range/distribution/outliers stand out
 
: recognize patterns, clusters, gaps,
 
: interaction
 
::* select, filter, group
 
::* multiple coordinated windows
 
 
= 8 golden rules of info vis =
 
== large issues ==
 
choice of services, intended users, ease of learning, range of exploration, etc.
 
== medium issues ==
 
use of color, window management, interaction techniques, choice of widgets, data quality, etc.
 
== small issues ==
 
terminology, label placement, color, fonts, etc.
 
# categorical data
 
 
:* provide appropriate high quality data for intended users
 
:* simplify learning, prevent errors, enable shortcuts
 
:* support exploration with proper widgets
 
:* coordinate multiple windows
 
:* strive for consistent terminology, color, fonts, etc.
 
:* ensure label clarity, complete legends, full titles
 

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