ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at an approach for guiding the visual analysis of large heterogeneous data. It introduces the basics of progressive visual data analysis. The chapter describes the basic building blocks of progressive visual data analysis and the design requirements and perspectives to be considered. It explains how progressive visual data analysis can be modeled, designed, and implemented. Given the fact that progressive data processing takes place in the beginning of the analytical and visual transformation, the chapter concerns the input perspective, that is, the properties of the data and the calculations. It discusses a selection of three advanced topics: advanced visualization in multi-display environments, guidance as advanced support for interactive analysis, and progressive techniques for advanced processing of analytical and visual data abstractions. The chapter also discusses a conceptual framework that characterizes guidance in the context of interactive visual data analysis.
