{"id":"cf858891-121c-489c-ada2-f7e59a12fffd","arxiv_id":"1908.00403","paper_version":2,"verdict":"CONDITIONAL","confidence":"MODERATE","novelty_score":6.0,"correctness_risk":"medium","formal_verification":"none","parameter_count":2,"one_line_summary":"Geometric scaling of scatterplots biases perceived numerosity, correlation, and cluster separation, and the bias grows linearly with the scale ratio.","lead":"When a scatterplot is enlarged or shrunk, people misjudge how many points it has, how correlated the points are, and how separated the clusters are. The study measures these biases, finds they grow with the scaling amount, and shows that changing dot size only partially corrects them.","discovery_kind":"new_application","skeptic_critique":null,"referee_report":null,"author_rebuttal":null,"desk_editor":null,"rs_alignment":null,"lean_confirmation":null,"pith_extraction":null,"created_at":"2026-08-14T15:58:22.424607+00:00","model_set":{"reader":"deepseek-v4-flash"},"falsifier":null,"supporting_citations":[],"review_version":1}