11. Dual Encoding

ND197 C2 L3 A25 Dual Encoding V2

What is Dual Encoding?

Dual encoding is redundant encoding. In other words, encoding for the same measure using multiple ways. It is not a practice we encourage. As described in the demo above, dual encoding can be confusing.

Check out this work by researchers at Northwestern University: Christine Nothelfer, Michael Gleicher, and Steven Franconeri that nicely captures dual encoding challenges