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JSM 2002 Abstract #301889
Activity Number: 330
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Graphics*
Abstract - #301889
Title: Color as an Analytical Symbol for Data Representation
Author(s): Cynthia Brewer*+
Affiliation(s): Pennsylvania State University
Address: 302 Walker Building, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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Abstract:

Everyone has an opinion about what colors they like, but our discussion will take us beyond aesthetic issues to analytical uses of color in symbolization. Effective data representations result from paralleling the structures in your data with the perceptual dimensions of color: hue and lightness. We will talk about general guidelines for using color on maps and graphs and about specific symbolization challenges you have in visualizing a dataset.

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