Voyager 2: Augmenting Visual Analysis with Partial View Specifications
summary
Voyager 2 builds a mixed-initiative visual analysis tool that combines manual drag‑and‑drop with automated recommendations implemented in the CompassQL-based engine; it adds wildcards to instantiate many charts in parallel and related views that suggest summaries or extra fields. A controlled study with practiced analysts shows significantly increased unique field coverage versus a manual specification tool while still allowing targeted drill‑down and bookmarking. The system is open‑source and groups redundant views, ranks by effectiveness, and produces readable galleries of recommended charts.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:30Interface Design
- 6:38Field Suggestions
- 7:35Fuel Situation
- 9:33Normal Situation
- 17:02Questions
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