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    • Information Visualization
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Data Analysis

    Background:

    • Effective visualization of fixed-order event sequences is crucial for data analysis.
    • Gantt charts, extended Gantt charts, and stringline charts are common visualization methods.
    • Understanding their comparative effectiveness is important for choosing appropriate tools.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of Gantt charts, extended Gantt charts, and stringline charts for visualizing fixed-order event sequence data.
    • To compare task error rates and completion times across these chart types.
    • To identify design opportunities for improved visualization of event sequences.

    Main Methods:

    • Conducted two in-lab experiments with 93 participants.
    • Formulated five types of event sequences and defined point events, interval events, and temporal gaps.
    • Assessed chart performance in comparing event duration/gaps (single sequence) and revealing temporal patterns (multiple sequences).

    Main Results:

    • For single sequences, Gantt and extended Gantt charts had similar error rates for duration comparison, with Gantt charts being faster.
    • Gantt and extended Gantt charts were faster than stringline charts for single sequence duration comparison.
    • Stringline charts showed fewer errors than Gantt charts when event type counts were high.
    • Stringline charts were faster than Gantt charts for identifying temporal patterns in multiple point-based sequences.

    Conclusions:

    • The choice of visualization depends on the specific task and data characteristics.
    • Stringline charts are advantageous for high-complexity sequences and pattern discovery.
    • Gantt charts are efficient for duration comparisons in simpler sequences.
    • Further research can optimize these visualization techniques for fixed-order event sequences.