A cognitive subtask model of statistical map reading

Visual Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-190

  Herrmann, Douglas ^a,b   Pickle, Linda Williams ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21544475245     PISSN: 13506285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713756734     Document Type: Article

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