Only with reliable and relevant measures can we assess how a potential factor affects a reader’s performance; accordingly, only with appropriate measuring instruments can we start to investigate the tight web of interactions between individual characteristics, features of the visual design, and reading tasks requirements. As we slowly progress in our understanding of how people process information from data visualization, and based on these improved tools and other developments, we can further develop theoretical foundations in data visualization.
This position paper was accepted at ACM CHI24 Workshop: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Visualization Literacy.
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