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| Figure Credits | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Foundation for a Science of Data Visualization | |
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| Visualization Stages | |
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| Experimental Semiotics Based on Perception | |
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| A Model of Perceptual Processing | |
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| Types of Data | |
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| Metadata | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Environment, Optics, Resolution, and the Display | |
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| The Environment | |
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| The Eye | |
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| The Optimal Display | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Lightness, Brightness, Contrast, and Constancy | |
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| Neurons, Receptive Fields, and Brightness Illusions | |
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| Luminance, Brightness, Lightness, and Gamma | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Color | |
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| Trichromacy Theory | |
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| Color Blindness | |
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| Color Measurement | |
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| CIE System of Color Standards | |
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| Opponent Process Theory | |
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| Color Appearance | |
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| Applications of Color in Visualization | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Visual Attention and Information that Pops Out | |
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| Searching the Visual Field | |
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| Reading from the Iconic Buffer | |
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| Neural Processing, Graphemes, and Tuned Receptors | |
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| The Gabor Model and Texture in Visualization | |
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| Texture Coding Information | |
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| Glyphs and Multivariate Discrete Data | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Static and Moving Patterns | |
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| Gestalt Laws | |
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| More on Contours | |
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| Perception of Transparency: Overlapping Data | |
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| The Perceptual Syntax of Diagrams | |
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| Patterns in Motion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Visual Objects and Data Objects | |
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| Image-Based Object Recognition | |
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| Structure-Based Object Recognition | |
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| Faces | |
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| The Object Display and Object-Based Diagrams | |
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| Perceiving the Surface Shapes of Objects | |
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| Cushion Maps | |
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| Integration | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Space Perception and the Display of Data in Space | |
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| Depth Cue Theory | |
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| Task-Based Space Perception | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Images, Words, and Gestures | |
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| Coding Words and Images | |
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| The Nature of Language | |
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| Visual and Spoken Language | |
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| Animated Visual Languages | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Interacting with Visualizations | |
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| Data Selection and Manipulation Loop | |
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| Exploration and Navigation Loop | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Thinking with Visualizations | |
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| Memory Systems | |
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| Eye Movements | |
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| Problem Solving with Visualizations | |
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| Creative Problem Solving | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Changing Primaries | |
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| CIE Color Measurement System | |
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| The Perceptual Evaluation of Visualization Techniques and Systems | |
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| Research Goals | |
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| Psychophysics | |
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| Cognitive Psychology | |
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| Structural Analysis | |
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| Statistical Exploration | |
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| Cross-Cultural Studies | |
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| Child Studies | |
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| Practical Problems in Conducting User Studies | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Subject Index | |
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| Author Index | |
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| About the Author | |