Information theory can be used to analyze the cost-benefit of visualization processes. However, the current measure of benefit contains an unbounded term that is neither easy to estimate nor intuitive to interpret. In this work, we propose to revise the existing cost-benefit measure by replacing the unbounded term with a bounded one. We examine a number of bounded measures that include the Jenson-Shannon divergence and a new divergence measure formulated as part of this work. We use visual analysis to support the multi-criteria comparison, enabling the selection of the most logical and intuitive option. We applied the revised cost-benefit measure to two case studies, demonstrating its uses in practical scenarios, while the collected real world data further informs the selection of a bounded measure  .
Information theory can be used to analyze the cost-benefit of visualization processes. However, the current measure of benefit contains an unbounded term that is neither easy to estimate nor intuitive to interpret. In this work, we propose to revise the existing cost-benefit measure by replacing the unbounded term with a bounded one. We examine a number of bounded measures that include the Jenson-Shannon divergence and a new divergence measure formulated as part of this work. We use visual analysis to support the multi-criteria comparison, narrowing the search down to those options with better mathematical properties. We apply those remaining options to two visualization case studies to instantiate their uses in practical scenarios, while the collected real world data further informs the selection of a bounded measure , which can be used to estimate the benefit of visualization .
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enabling the selection of the most logical and intuitive option. We applied the revised cost-benefit measure to two case studies, demonstrating its
narrowing the search down to those options with better mathematical properties. We apply those remaining options to two visualization case studies to instantiate their
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, which can be used to estimate the benefit of visualization