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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Designing an Interface for Sharing Quantitative Ethnographic Research Data
Authors : Zachari Swiecki, Cody Marquart, Arjun Sachar, Cesar Hinojosa, Andrew R. Ruis, David Williamson Shaffer
Published in: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Recently, there have been growing calls to make research data more widely available. While the potential benefits of sharing research data are many, there are also many challenges, including the interpretability, attendability, and complexity of the data. These challenges are particularly salient for research data associated with quantitative ethnographic analyses, which often use relatively novel and sophisticated techniques. In this paper, we explore design considerations for an interface for sharing research data that attempts to address these challenges for quantitative ethnographic analyses. These considerations include: (a) maintaining the consistency of the interpretive space, (b) simplifying model details, (c) including example results and interpretations, and (d) highlighting key affordances in the user interface. To explore these considerations, we describe the design of an interactive visualization of the thematic networks present in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.