UML models describe the structure and behavior of existing or future software systems. In addition to the UML model, developers consult metrics and other attribute data for evaluation and analysis purposes. In hithert...
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(纸本)0769523153
UML models describe the structure and behavior of existing or future software systems. In addition to the UML model, developers consult metrics and other attribute data for evaluation and analysis purposes. In hitherto techniques attribute data and structural data in the diagrams of the UML model is split in different representations. For the process of evaluation of a system the attribute data must be combined with the structural data. Geographical information systems (G-IS) deploy visualization techniques to combine these different types of data. We propose a set of visualization techniques adopted from GIS to enrich UML models with attribute data. Advantages and examples of the visualizations are disussed, as well as limitations to the applicability. Especially the technique where colors represent attribute values of elements seems promising.
We profile a system for search and analysis of large-scale email archives. The system builds around four facets: Content-based search engine, statistical topic model, automatically inferred social networks and time-se...
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(纸本)076952415X
We profile a system for search and analysis of large-scale email archives. The system builds around four facets: Content-based search engine, statistical topic model, automatically inferred social networks and time-series analysis. The facets correspond to the types of information available in email data. The presented system allows chaining or combining the facets flexibly. Results of one facet may be used as input to another yielding remarkable combinatorial power. In information retrieval point of view, the system provides support for exploration, approximate textual searches and datavisualization. We present some experimental results based on a large real-world email corpus.
Traditional yield analysis has been focused on wafer fabrication and process improvement and is generally limited to wafer level visualization. As products get more complex and design practices have more impact on yie...
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A common approach to analyze geo-related data is using bar charts or x-y plots. They are intuitive and easy to use. But important information often gets lost. In this paper, we introduce a new interactive visualizatio...
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(纸本)081945642X
A common approach to analyze geo-related data is using bar charts or x-y plots. They are intuitive and easy to use. But important information often gets lost. In this paper, we introduce a new interactive visualization technique called Geo Pixel Bar Charts, which combines the advantages of Pixel Bar Charts and interactive maps. This technique allows analysts to visualize large amounts of spatial data without aggregation and shows the geographical regions corresponding to the spatial data attribute at the same time. In this paper, we apply Geo Pixel Bar Charts to visually mining sales transactions and Internet usage from different locations. Our experimental results show the effectiveness of this technique for providing data distribution and exceptions from the map.
Recent data mining techniques exploit patterns of statistical independence in multivariate data to make conjectures about cause/effect relationships. These relationships can be used to construct causal graphs, which a...
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(纸本)081945642X
Recent data mining techniques exploit patterns of statistical independence in multivariate data to make conjectures about cause/effect relationships. These relationships can be used to construct causal graphs, which are sometimes represented by weighted node-link diagrams, with nodes representing variables and combinations of weighted links and/or nodes showing the strength of causal relationships. We present an interactive visualization for causal graphs (ICGs), inspired in part by the Influence Explorer. The key principles of this visualization are as follows: Variables are represented with vertical bars attached to nodes in a graph. Direct manipulation of variables is achieved by sliding a variable value up and down, which reveals causality by producing instantaneous change in causally and/or probabilistically linked variables. This direct manipulation technique gives users the impression they are causally influencing the variables linked to the one they are manipulating. In this context, we demonstrate the subtle distinction between seeing and setting of variable values, and in an extended example, show how this visualization can help a user understand the relationships in a large variable set, and with some intuitions about the domain and a few basic concepts, quickly detect bugs in causal models constructed from these data mining techniques.
data Envelopment analysis (DEA) is a powerful performance measurement methodology for assessing the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs). There are two typical assumptions in DEA: (1) the DEA assumes th...
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(纸本)193241570X
data Envelopment analysis (DEA) is a powerful performance measurement methodology for assessing the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs). There are two typical assumptions in DEA: (1) the DEA assumes that all DMUs are homogenous in their environments and (2) the DEA is deterministic and that leads to inaccurate efficiency assessment in the presence of outliers or unusual observations. Many investigations have dealt with DEA models but few have focused on heterogonous DMUs and on scalability over large datasets. In this paper, we present a new method for determining performance scores of non-homogenous DMUs using clustering methods for early detection of outliers. Experimental results show big improvements for our approach in assessing a funding transportation system for school districts in the state of North Dakota.
The need for pattern discovery in long time series data led researchers to develop algorithms for similarity search. Most of the literature about time series focuses on algorithms that index time series and bring the ...
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(纸本)081945642X
The need for pattern discovery in long time series data led researchers to develop algorithms for similarity search. Most of the literature about time series focuses on algorithms that index time series and bring the data into the main storage, thus providing fast information retrieval on large time series. This paper reviews the state of the art in visualizing time series, and focuses on techniques that enable users to visually and interactively query time series. Then, it presents TimeSearcher 2, a tool that enables users to explore multidimensional data using synchronized tables and graphs with overview+detail, filter the time series data to reduce the scope of the search, select an existing pattern to find similar occurrences, and interactively adjust similarity parameters to narrow the result set. This tool is an extension of previous work, TimeSearcher 1, which uses graphical timeboxes to interactively query time series data.
datasets from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be post-processed and visualized to aid understanding of the flow phenomena present. visualization of CFD data, however, often suffers from problems such as occlusi...
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(纸本)081945642X
datasets from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be post-processed and visualized to aid understanding of the flow phenomena present. visualization of CFD data, however, often suffers from problems such as occlusion and cluttering when methods such as glyphing and volume rendering are applied. In this paper we present a case study where new modes for haptic interaction are used to enhance the exploration of CFD data. A VR environment with interactive graphics and an integrated graphical user interface has been implemented. In contrast to previous work on haptic interaction with CFD data we employ a 'reactive haptic scheme as opposed to direct force mapping. The reactive approach not only generates more stable feedback but also provides clearer and more intuitive cues about the underlying data. Two haptic modes are used to enhance the understanding of different features in the flow data: One presents the orientation of the data and also guides the user to follow the stream as it flows around the aircraft fuselage. The other provides a haptic representation of vortex data. This mode enables the user to perceive and so follow tendencies of vorticity and vortices.
This paper presents an illustrative visualization technique that provides expressive representations of large-scale 3D city models, inspired by the tradition of artistic and cartographic visualizations typically found...
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(纸本)081945642X
This paper presents an illustrative visualization technique that provides expressive representations of large-scale 3D city models, inspired by the tradition of artistic and cartographic visualizations typically found in bird's-eye view and panoramic maps. We define a collection of city model components and a real-time multi-pass rendering algorithm that achieves comprehensible, abstract 3D city model depictions based on edge enhancement, color-based and shadow-based depth cues, and procedural facade texturing. Illustrative visualization provides an effective visual interface to urban spatial information and associated thematic information complementing visual interfaces based on the Virtual Reality paradigm, offering a huge potential for graphics design. Primary application areas include city and landscape planning, cartoon worlds in computer games, and tourist information systems.
In this paper we compare the quality of three different principle component analysis (PCA) based methods to generate transfer functions for the 3D visualization of imaging spectroscopy data. We discuss three criteria ...
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(纸本)0889865280
In this paper we compare the quality of three different principle component analysis (PCA) based methods to generate transfer functions for the 3D visualization of imaging spectroscopy data. We discuss three criteria for judging the quality of features in these visualizations. These criteria are used to interpret visualizations of features in the brain of the snail Lymnaea Stagnalis. We show that the PCA method that uses model additional information, clearly results in superior visualizations.
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