Ribler, RandyMathur, AnupAbrams, Marc2013-06-192013-06-191995-06-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19905Categorical time series data can not be effectively visualized and modeled using methods developed for ordinary data. The arbitrary mapping of categorical data to ordinal values can have a number of undesirable consequences. New techniques for visualizing and modeling categorical time series data are described, and examples are presented using computer and communications network traces.application/postscriptenIn CopyrightTechnical reportTR-95-08http://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000423/01/TR-95-08.ps