The influence of uncertainty visualization on decision making: An empirical evaluation

Progress in Spatial Data Handling - 12th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, SDH 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 719-738

  Deitrick, Stephanie ^a   Edsall, Robert ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; UNCERTAINTY VISUALIZATION;

DATA HANDLING;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 77952231769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-35589-8_45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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