Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Degree Of

............................................................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................... vii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... xi LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................. xii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................1 1. Background ..........................................................................................................1 1.1. Twoand Three-Dimensional Views in Visualization............................1 1.2. Methods to Combine 2D and 3D Views..................................................3 2. Thesis Summary...................................................................................................8 2.1. Problem Statement...................................................................................8 2.2. Importance of the Study ..........................................................................8 2.3. Delimitations ...........................................................................................9 2.4. Approach and Thesis Outline ................................................................10 2.5. Summary of Major Experimental Results .............................................11 CHAPTER 2: RELATED WORK ...................................................................................................13 1. What are the uses of 2D and 3D views? ............................................................13 2. How should we combine multiple views? .........................................................16 3. How can 2D and 3D views be combined perceptibly? ......................................18 3.1. How can we clearly identify positions of the placeholders? .................18 3.2. When should 2D views be displayed at oblique angles?.......................22 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................23 1. Experiment Methodology Overview and Examples ..........................................23 2. Experiment Design Challenges..........................................................................24 3. Methods Used in this Thesis ..............................................................................26 3.1. User Study Methods ..............................................................................26 3.2. Statistical Analysis ................................................................................26