- From: Marja-Riitta Koivunen <marja@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:05:20 -0400
- To: "Markku T. Hakkinen" <hakkinen@dinf.ne.jp>, "Public-Wai-Rd" <public-wai-rd@w3.org>
Good changes! I agree with all. Marja At 11:58 AM 10/15/2003 -0400, Markku T. Hakkinen wrote: >Thanks Marja! > >Comments, anyone? > >Here are some quick comments: > > > 2. Introduction > > > > Occasionally Web users need to make sense of complex information > > and large data sets. > >"Occasionally" didn't seem right. Here is an alternate sentence: > >"The web is home to a growing and dynamic source of complex information and >data sets from many domains." > > > This information includes scientific measurements, information > > of models, demographic information, information of Web communities, > > relationships between Web pages, and Web metadata. > >Some rewording of the above sentence: > >"This information includes scientific measurements, financial data, >modelling and simulation results, demographic information, and metrics >describing the web itself (communities, metadata, and relationships between >pages)." > > > Researchers try to develop innovative graphical presentations of the > > information (visualizations) to make it easier for a user to see what is > > happening with one glimpse, make comparisons in several dimensions, and > > find irregularities or anomalities from the information. Especially > > visualizations try to 1) help users see new, interesting information or > > relationships between data or 2) help illustrate structures and known, > > useful relationships. > > > >Since we try to include "practicioners" in our audience, I tried to include >them, along with a few other changes: > >"Researchers and practicioners are seeking to develop innovative graphical >presentations of information (visualizations). Effective visualization can >make it easier for a user to quickly ascertain trends, make comparisons in >several dimensions, and detect irregularities or anomalies in data. >Visualizations can help users see new, interesting information or >relationships between data, and illustrate structures and known, useful >relationships." > > >That's all I have for now... Comments? > >mark
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