论文标题
表征可视化的基础理论方法
Characterizing Grounded Theory Approaches in Visualization
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论文摘要
接地理论（GT）是一种研究方法，它需要基于新兴数据的理论生成系统的系统工作流程。在本文中，我们将GT工作流与可视化和视觉分析中的典型工作流程相融并置，并在不久的将来并强调这些工作流共享的特征。我们探讨了VIS的研究格局，以观察GT在哪里应用在何处生成VIS理论，并隐含。我们提出了一个“为什么”类型的特征，以表征VIS中GT可能发挥重要作用的方面。我们概述了VIS进行GT研究的“如何”方法，该方法探讨了VIS的理论进步的需求，同时受益于VIS中的其他方法和技术。我们通过在研究Visguides上发布的消息时采用GT方法来体现这种“如何”方法，这是一个开放的话语论坛，用于讨论可视化指南。
Grounded theory (GT) is a research methodology that entails a systematic workflow for theory generation grounded on emergent data. In this paper, we juxtapose GT workflows with typical workflows in visualization and visual analytics, shortly VIS, and underline the characteristics shared by these workflows. We explore the research landscape of VIS to observe where GT has been applied to generate VIS theories, explicitly as well as implicitly. We propose a "why" typology for characterizing aspects in VIS where GT can potentially play a significant role. We outline a "how" methodology for conducting GT research in VIS, which addresses the need for theoretical advancement in VIS while benefitting from other methods and techniques in VIS. We exemplify this "how" methodology by adopting GT approaches in studying the messages posted on VisGuides - an Open Discourse Forum for discussing visualization guidelines.
