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A Time-based Visualization for Web User Classification in Social Networks

Authors:

Andrew S. Brunker,

Quang Vinh Nguyen,

Anthony J. Maeder,

Gregory S. Kolt,

Trevor N. Savage,

Corneel Vandelanotte,

Mitch J. Duncan,

Cristina M. Caperchione,

Richard R. Rosenkranz,

Anetta Van Itallie,

W. Kerry MummeryAuthors Info & Claims

VINCI '14: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction

Pages 98 - 105

https://doi.org/10.1145/2636240.2636842

Published: 05 August 2014 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents a new visual analytics framework for analyzing health-related physical activity data. Existing techniques mostly rely on node-links visualizations to represent the usage patterns as social networks. This work takes a different approach that provides interactive scatter-plot visualizations on classified and time-based data. By providing a flexible visualization that can provide different angles on the multidimensional and classified data, the analyst could have better understanding and insight on web user behavior compared to the traditional social network methods. The effectiveness of our method has been demonstrated with a case study on an online portal system for tracking passive physical activity, called Walk 2.0.

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A Time-based Visualization for Web User Classification in Social Networks
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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VINCI '14: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction

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DOI:10.1145/2636240

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Brunker ACatchpoole DKennedy PSimoff SNguyen Q(2019)Two-Dimensional Immersive Cohort Analysis Supporting Personalised Medical Treatment2019 23rd International Conference in Information Visualization – Part II10.1109/IV-2.2019.00016(34-41)Online publication date: Jul-2019
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