论文标题
为什么更多的文本（通常）更好：读者偏好的主题用于集成图表和文本
Why More Text is (Often) Better: Themes from Reader Preferences for Integration of Charts and Text
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论文摘要
考虑到具有最小文本的图表与具有大量文本注释的图表之间的选择，研究的参与者（Stokes等人）倾向于更喜欢具有更多文本的图表。本文探讨了参与者对各种刺激的偏好的定性响应，整合图表和文本，包括仅文本变体。对这些响应的主题分析导致了三个主要发现。首先，读者最频繁地评论了存在或缺乏背景。即使牺牲了简单性，他们也更喜欢被告知。其次，读者讨论了纯文本变体的故事式组成部分，几乎没有提及与图表变体有关的叙述。最后，读者对图表或文本的可能误导性元素表示怀疑。这些主题支持以前有关注释，字幕和替代文本的发现。我们提出了有关文本和视觉交流结合的进一步问题。
Given a choice between charts with minimal text and those with copious textual annotations, participants in a study (Stokes et al.) tended to prefer the charts with more text. This paper examines the qualitative responses of the participants' preferences for various stimuli integrating charts and text, including a text-only variant. A thematic analysis of these responses resulted in three main findings. First, readers commented most frequently on the presence or lack of context; they preferred to be informed, even when it sacrificed simplicity. Second, readers discussed the story-like component of the text-only variant and made little mention of narrative in relation to the chart variants. Finally, readers showed suspicion around possible misleading elements of the chart or text. These themes support findings from previous work on annotations, captions, and alternative text. We raise further questions regarding the combination of text and visual communication.
