Visual search processes and the multivariate point symbol

Cartographica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 19-33

  Nelson, Elisabeth S ^a   Dow, David ^a   Lukinbeal, Christopher ^a   Farley, Ray ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0031543652     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/15T3-3222-X25H-35JU     Document Type: Article

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