human-computer interaction

In this thesis, we hypothesize that data visualization users are subject to systematic errors, or cognitive biases, in decision-making under uncertainty. Based on research from psychology, behavioral economics, and cognitive science, we design five …

From a once-in-a-century pandemic to volatile swings in stock markets to turbulent political elections, uncertainty is all around us. Yet why do so many data analysts, data scientists and data journalists tend to ignore uncertainty? Or worse, can bad …