Perspectives Engine
Adding relatable references for large numerical values
Goal: Enhance the quality of “instant answer” search results by providing perspectives to put unfamiliar numbers into context.
Approach: Develop statistical models for generating perspectives and test them against several alternatives, finding beneficial effects of perspectives on comprehension.
Goal: Make it easier for authors and their audiences to convey information about difficult to understand numbers in their presentations.
Approach: Perspectives in Designer offers perspectives for large, hard to grasp numbers and figures. This showcases the ability to create even more impactful and effective slides for our users.
Results: Integrated into PowerPoint
Goal: Make it easier for Word users to convey information about difficult to understand numbers in their documents
Approach: Perspectives has been incorporated as a type of suggestion in the Word Editor pane. This feature highlights potentially confusing numbers in documents. It then provides easy-to-understand perspective phrases that can be inserted inline to help people better understand what they’re writing or reading.
Results: Integrated into Word Editor