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Article
Visual Representations of Meta-Information
Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
(2009)
Abstract
We conducted two studies that investigated display characteristics related to color (hue, saturation, brightness, and transparency) and contrast with a background for displaying information qualifiers (termed meta-information) such as uncertainty, age, and source quality. Level of detail (or granularity) of the meta-information and task demands were also manipulated. Participants were asked to rank and rate colored regions overlaid on different map backgrounds based on the level of meta-information the regions displayed. Results from Study 1 indicated that participants could appropriately rank and rate levels of meta-information across saturation, brightness, and transparency conditions, and results from Study 1 and Study 2 showed that the natural direction of ordering is complex and dependent on the relevance of different information to the task and the contrast of the overlay region with the background.
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Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.1518/155534309X433726
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Citation Information
Ann M. Bisantz, Richard T. Stone, Jonathan Pfautz, Adam Fouse, et al.. "Visual Representations of Meta-Information" Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Vol. 3 Iss. 1 (2009) p. 67 - 91 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_stone/11/