Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review

Rapid growth in the generation of data from various sources has made data visualisation a valuable tool for analysing data. However, visual analysis can be a challenging task, not only due to intricate dashboards but also when dealing with complex and multidimensional data. In this context, advances...

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Autores: Kavaz, Ecem, Puig Puig, Anna, Rodríguez Santiago, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/199360
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Palabra clave:Visualització (Informàtica)
Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica)
Sistemes informàtics interactius
Information display systems
Natural language processing (Computer science)
Interactive computer systems
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spelling Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping ReviewKavaz, EcemPuig Puig, AnnaRodríguez Santiago, InmaculadaVisualització (Informàtica)Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica)Sistemes informàtics interactiusInformation display systemsNatural language processing (Computer science)Interactive computer systemsRapid growth in the generation of data from various sources has made data visualisation a valuable tool for analysing data. However, visual analysis can be a challenging task, not only due to intricate dashboards but also when dealing with complex and multidimensional data. In this context, advances in Natural Language Processing technologies have led to the development of Visualisation-oriented Natural Language Interfaces (V-NLIs). In this paper, we carry out a scoping review that analyses synergies between the fields of Data Visualisation and Natural Language Interaction. Specifically, we focus on chatbot-based V-NLI approaches and explore and discuss three research questions. The first two research questions focus on studying how chatbot-based V-NLIs contribute to interactions with the Data and Visual Spaces of the visualisation pipeline, while the third seeks to know how chatbot-based V-NLIs enhance users' interaction with visualisations. Our findings show that the works in the literature put a strong focus on exploring tabular data with basic visualisations, with visual mapping primarily reliant on fixed layouts. Moreover, V-NLIs provide users with restricted guidance strategies, and few of them support high-level and follow-up queries. We identify challenges and possible research opportunities for the V-NLI community such as supporting high-level queries with complex data, integrating V-NLIs with more advanced systems such as Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR), particularly for advanced visualisations, expanding guidance strategies beyond current limitations, adopting intelligent visual mapping techniques, and incorporating more sophisticated interaction methods.MDPI2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/199360Articles publicats en revistes (Matemàtiques i Informàtica)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127025Applied Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, num. 12, p. 7025https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127025cc-by (c) Kavaz, Ecem et al., 2023https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1993602026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
spellingShingle Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
Kavaz, Ecem
Visualització (Informàtica)
Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica)
Sistemes informàtics interactius
Information display systems
Natural language processing (Computer science)
Interactive computer systems
title_short Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
title_full Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
title_fullStr Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
title_full_unstemmed Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
title_sort Chatbot-Based Natural Language Interfaces for Data Visualisation: A Scoping Review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kavaz, Ecem
Puig Puig, Anna
Rodríguez Santiago, Inmaculada
author Kavaz, Ecem
author_facet Kavaz, Ecem
Puig Puig, Anna
Rodríguez Santiago, Inmaculada
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author2 Puig Puig, Anna
Rodríguez Santiago, Inmaculada
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Visualització (Informàtica)
Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica)
Sistemes informàtics interactius
Information display systems
Natural language processing (Computer science)
Interactive computer systems
topic Visualització (Informàtica)
Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica)
Sistemes informàtics interactius
Information display systems
Natural language processing (Computer science)
Interactive computer systems
description Rapid growth in the generation of data from various sources has made data visualisation a valuable tool for analysing data. However, visual analysis can be a challenging task, not only due to intricate dashboards but also when dealing with complex and multidimensional data. In this context, advances in Natural Language Processing technologies have led to the development of Visualisation-oriented Natural Language Interfaces (V-NLIs). In this paper, we carry out a scoping review that analyses synergies between the fields of Data Visualisation and Natural Language Interaction. Specifically, we focus on chatbot-based V-NLI approaches and explore and discuss three research questions. The first two research questions focus on studying how chatbot-based V-NLIs contribute to interactions with the Data and Visual Spaces of the visualisation pipeline, while the third seeks to know how chatbot-based V-NLIs enhance users' interaction with visualisations. Our findings show that the works in the literature put a strong focus on exploring tabular data with basic visualisations, with visual mapping primarily reliant on fixed layouts. Moreover, V-NLIs provide users with restricted guidance strategies, and few of them support high-level and follow-up queries. We identify challenges and possible research opportunities for the V-NLI community such as supporting high-level queries with complex data, integrating V-NLIs with more advanced systems such as Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR), particularly for advanced visualisations, expanding guidance strategies beyond current limitations, adopting intelligent visual mapping techniques, and incorporating more sophisticated interaction methods.
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