A Quantitative Evaluation Approach to Sonifications

Different evaluation approaches have been taken within the field of sonification. This paper introduces methods of the multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA) to the field. Different stakeholders are taken into account. In the area of explorative data analysis, the domain scientists of the field are included in the process in addition to sonification experts. The method allows to compare different sonification designs of the same or different data sets quantitatively. This enables the sonification designer to evaluate the sonification design objectively and draw conclusions on which kind of sonification is appropriate for the end user.