Decision Space Visualization: Lessons Learned and Design Principles

While the situation space consists of facts about what is currently happening, the decision space consists of analytical information that supports comparing the relative desirability of one decision option versus another. We have focused on new approaches to display decision space information that aids cognition and confidence. As a result of our earlier empirical work, we have developed a set of principles for visualizing decision space information. This paper describes those principles and illustrates their use.

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