The Importance of Communication with Missing Data with Colours of Map for Decision-Making

Polat Kayali, M. and Basiri, A. (2023) The Importance of Communication with Missing Data with Colours of Map for Decision-Making. In: 18th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2023), Ghent, Belgium, 20-22 November 2023, (doi: 10.34726/5752)

Abstract

Missing data is a growing issue in data-driven studies. This study focuses on measuring the importance of communication with missing data and the perception of missing data with colours to find better solutions to potential problems in research with datasets with missing data. Understanding the significance of the interaction with missingness may help us to improve the visualisation of missing geospatial data. We have created a survey that includes some sentences, terms, graphs, maps, and colours we can encounter in daily life. However, all these expressions have some missingness in measuring participants' perceptions and decision-making mechanisms. One hundred-one respondents from different demographics, all from the UK, participated in the survey. It aims to improve the visualisation of missinggeospatial data using the results of this research for future studies. But, in this paper, we specifically focus on the perception of representation of missingness with different colours on maps. We observed some differences depending on the gender, age, and education categories of the participants. In the gender-aged analysis of this study's results, a significant difference was observed, especially in the perception of a specific colour.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: Ffinancial support, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education Scholarship Program. The work presented in this paper has been funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship MR/S01795X/2.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Polat Kayali, Merve and Basiri, Professor Ana
• Authors: Polat Kayali, M., and Basiri, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
• Published Online: 01 November 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © Authors 2023
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2023)
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license