Visualizing Change: Spreadsheets and Graphical Representation Across Domains in Human Service Practice

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Patterson, David A ^a   Basham, Randall E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Data visualization; Practice evaluation; Program evaluation; Spreadsheets; Surface plots

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; SPREADSHEETS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0242332772     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v21n04_01     Document Type: Review

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