1.1-32 Similar Presentation Formats for Related Information

Information that must be compared or mentally integrated should be presented using similar presentation formats (e.g., analog versus digital).

Additional Information:
Presentation format refers to analog versus digital form. Information items may be easier to identify and mentally integrate if they are presented in the same format, such as when both are in an analog form or both are presented as digital values. When information is presented in different formats (i.e., different perceptual coding is used) additional mental workload is required to translate and integrate the information.