1. SpotFire Instructional ICS 105, Human Computer Interaction Research Group Winter 2002

2. About SpotFire SpotFire is a data analysis program used to examine large data sets Created by SpotFire Inc. as an Analytic tool for the purposes of aiding in the visualization/decision making process on data sets Key feature is the ability to focus in on specific attributes of an object.

3. About SpotFire cont’d.. How SpotFire Decision Site accomplishes these tasks Multiple visualizations of data set Multiple visualizations of data set Pie Charts Bar Graph/Histograms Scatter Plots Line Graphs Heat Map Table View Components of Interface Components of Interface Details on Demand Query Device Trellising Sort by Properties

4. SpotFire Decision Site

5. Dating Data Set Attributes Screen Name Screen Name Gender Gender City City State State Birth date Birth date Religion Religion Ethnicity Ethnicity Eye color Eye color Go w/o sex? Go w/o sex? Like to travel? Like to travel? Want kids? Want kids? Sex important? Sex important? Hair Color Hair Type Weight Height Love at 1st sight? Income/month Spending/month Partner educated? Engage in sports? Did you cheat? Meet in bar? Data set compiles the self-descriptions of participants in an online dating service.

6. Census Data Set A subset of a Census Database (limited attributes) Attributes Person ID Years education Live in South? Gender Years work experience Union member? Hourly wage Hourly wage Age Age Race Race Occupation Occupation Sector Sector Married? Married?

7. Conclusion Closing remarks. Questions??