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leave only the hierarchy and specific path. To differentiate between the tree
and the path, you must apply visual attributes such as color, line style, and
line thickness.
Figure 10-12
shows a path for a single visitor depicted as tiny blue arrows
on top of the tree. This is a visitor that starts at the landing page on the
left, moves through the homepage into the Product section, and explores
Refrigerators, Ovens, and Dishwashers. The visitor then proceeds to the
Research section butbacktracks totheRefrigerators and thenproceeds onto
the Dealer section and utilizes the Search Inventory section. This way of
showingpathsraisessomeinterestingquestions.Forexample,ifthesitewas
designed to facilitate forward progress from product overview to research,
why did the viewer need to return from activities in the Research area back
to the Products area?
