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Automated Layout of Small Lattices Using Layer Diagrams

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Formal Concept Analysis

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Good quality concept lattice drawings are required to effectively communicate logical structure in Formal Concept Analysis. Data analysis frameworks such as the Toscana System use manually arranged concept lattices to avoid the problem of automatically producing high quality lattices. This limits Toscana systems to a finite number of concept lattices that have been prepared a priori. To extend the use of formal concept analysis, automated techniques are required that can produce high quality concept lattice drawings on demand. This paper proposes and evaluates an adaption of layer diagrams to improve automated lattice drawing.

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  1. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

    Richard Cole

  2. School of Economics and Information Systems, University of Wollongong, Woolongong, Australia

    Jon Ducrou & Peter Eklund

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  1. Département d’informatique et d’ingénierie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, succursale B, C.P. 1250, J8X 3X7, Gatineau, Québec, Canada

    Rokia Missaoui

  2. Mathematisches Institut, Universität Bern, Sidlerstr. 5, 3012, Bern, Switzerland

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Cole, R., Ducrou, J., Eklund, P. (2006). Automated Layout of Small Lattices Using Layer Diagrams. In: Missaoui, R., Schmidt, J. (eds) Formal Concept Analysis. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3874. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11671404_20

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