How people are deceived by deceptive tactics used in data visualizations

Description:
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Timeline:
2018 – 2023

Courses involved:
TWC 505

Lab leader:
Claire Lauer

Collaborators:
Shawn O'Brien

Funding/Support:
N/A

Resulting publications:
Lauer, C. & Sanchez, C. (2023). What eye tracking can show us about how people are influenced by deceptive tactics in line graphs. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 66.3, 220-235. DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2023.3290948

Lauer, C. & O'Brien, S. (2020). How people are influenced by deceptive tactics in everyday charts and graphs. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 63.4, 327-340. *This article was awarded the 2020 Rudolph J. Joenk, Jr. Best Paper award for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

O’Brien*, S. & Lauer, C. (2018). Testing the susceptibility of users to deceptive data visualizations when paired with explanatory text. Proceedings of the 36th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication, Milwaukee, WI. ACM. *Graduate student