Data Abstraction for Visualizing Large Time Series

dc.contributor.authorShurkhovetskyy, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAndrienko, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAndrienko, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, G.en_US
dc.contributor.editorChen, Min and Benes, Bedrichen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-05T12:48:37Z
dc.date.available2018-04-05T12:48:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractNumeric time series is a class of data consisting of chronologically ordered observations represented by numeric values. Much of the data in various domains, such as financial, medical and scientific, are represented in the form of time series. To cope with the increasing sizes of datasets, numerous approaches for abstracting large temporal data are developed in the area of data mining. Many of them proved to be useful for time series visualization. However, despite the existence of numerous surveys on time series mining and visualization, there is no comprehensive classification of the existing methods based on the needs of visualization designers. We propose a classification framework that defines essential criteria for selecting an abstraction method with an eye to subsequent visualization and support of users' analysis tasks. We show that approaches developed in the data mining field are capable of creating representations that are useful for visualizing time series data. We evaluate these methods in terms of the defined criteria and provide a summary table that can be easily used for selecting suitable abstraction methods depending on data properties, desirable form of representation, behaviour features to be studied, required accuracy and level of detail, and the necessity of efficient search and querying. We also indicate directions for possible extension of the proposed classification framework.Numeric time series is a class of data consisting of chronologically ordered observations represented by numeric values. Much of the data in various domains, such as financial, medical and scientific, are represented in the form of time series. To cope with the increasing sizes of datasets, numerous approaches for abstracting large temporal data are developed in the area of data mining. Many of them proved to be useful for time series visualization. However, despite the existence of numerous surveys on time series mining and visualization, there is no comprehensive classification of the existing methods based on the needs of visualization designers. We propose a classification framework that defines essential criteria for selecting an abstraction method with an eye to subsequent visualization and support of users' analysis tasks. We show that approaches developed in the data mining field are capable of creating representations that are useful for visualizing time series data.en_US
dc.description.number1
dc.description.sectionheadersArticles
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forum
dc.description.volume37
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.13237
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659
dc.identifier.pages125-144
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13237
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/cgf13237
dc.publisher© 2018 The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectdata visualization
dc.subjectvisual analytics
dc.subjectdata abstraction
dc.subjecttime series
dc.subjectvisualization pipeline
dc.subjectCategories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.3 [Computer Graphics:] Picture/Image Generation—Line and curve generation
dc.titleData Abstraction for Visualizing Large Time Seriesen_US
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