International Business Machines Corporation
Conditional parallel coordinates

Abstract:

A conditional parallel coordinate visualization system is provided. The system presents a parallel coordinate visualization that includes a set of parallel main axes that respectively correspond to a set of main dimensions. The system receives a first multivariate data including values at the set of main dimensions. The first multivariate data has a first additional data that includes values in a first set of sub-dimensions. The first set of sub-dimensions is associated with a first predicate value at a first predicate dimension in the set of main dimensions. The system presents the first multivariate data as a polyline that intersects the set of parallel main axes. Upon a selection of an option item, the system unfolds the parallel coordinate visualization to reveal a first set of parallel sub-axes that correspond to the first set of sub-dimensions. The system presents the first additional data at the first set of parallel sub-axes.