Visual Cues in Estimation of Part-To-Whole Comparisons

Redmond, Stephen (2019) Visual Cues in Estimation of Part-To-Whole Comparisons. In: 2019 IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS). IEEE, Vancouver, BC, pp. 106-110. ISBN 978-172814941-7

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Abstract

Pie charts were first published in 1801 by William Playfair and have caused some controversy since. Despite the suggestions of many experts against their use, several empirical studies have shown that pie charts are at least as good as alternatives. From Brinton to Few on one side and Eells to Kosara on the other, there appears to have been a hundred-year war waged on the humble pie. In this paper a set of experiments are reported that compare the performance of pie charts and horizontal bar charts with various visual cues. Amazon's Mechanical Turk service was employed to perform the tasks of estimating segments in various part-to-whole charts. The results lead to recommendations for data visualization professionals in developing dashboards.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Empirical studies in visualization; Human-centered computing; Visualization; Visualization design and evaluation methods
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HA Statistics Q Science > QA Mathematics Q Science > Q Science (General) > Research > Research--Equipment and Supplies > Scientific apparatus and instruments Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > Research > Research--Equipment and Supplies > Scientific apparatus and instruments
Divisions:	School of Computing > Staff Research and Publications
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2026 10:57
Last Modified:	07 Jan 2026 10:57
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8871

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