Developing Effective Community Network Analysis Tools According to Visualization Psychology

2020/10/01 by Darren J. Edwards, Min Chen, Edwards, Darren J. +1
Psychology · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Mental Health Research Topics #Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2010.00488

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Abstract

Visualization is a useful technology in health science, and especially for community network analysis. Because visualization applications in healthcare are typically risk-averse, health psychologists can play a significant role in ensuring appropriate and effective uses of visualization techniques in healthcare. In this paper, we examine the role of health psychologists in the triangle of "health science", "visualization technology", and "visualization psychology". We conclude that health psychologists can use visualization to aid data intelligence workflows in healthcare and health psychology, while researching into visualization psychology to aid the improvement and optimization of data visualization processes.

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