Discriminating Strata in Scatterplots
作者:
Stephan Lewandowsky,
Ian Spence,
期刊:
Journal of the American Statistical Association
(Taylor Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 84,
issue 407
页码: 682-688
ISSN:0162-1459
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1989.10478821
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Perception;Speed-accuracy-trade-off function;Statistical graphs
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
When multiple groups are shown in a scatterplot each stratum is represented by a different symbol; for example, three strata might be coded using red, green, and yellow circles. Various symbol types were compared by behavioral experiment: Subjects were fastest when strata were coded using different colors and slowest when strata were coded with confusable letters—but there were no differences in accuracy. Accuracy differed only when processing time was restricted, again with different colors and confusable letters representing the two extremes. We conclude that color is the optimal symbol type and show that measuring response latency in addition to accuracy is essential in research on graphical perception.
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