This paper describes a user study examining the eects of dierent spatial layouts on human sociogram perception. The study compares the relative eectiveness of ve sociogram drawing conventions in communicating the underlying network substance, based on task performance and user preference. The impact of edge crossings is also explored by using social network specic tasks. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are employed in the study.
['Weidong Huang', 'Seok-Hee Hong', 'Peter Eades']
Effects of sociogram drawing conventions and edge crossings in social network visualization