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A study of graph comprehension difficulties

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  1. Faculty of the Agricultural Journalism Department of the University of Wisconsin, USA

    Hugh M. Culbertson & Richard D. Powers

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This study was made to determine how much certain factors of graph design contribute to ease of graph comprehension, and was undertaken as an M.S. degree project by Mr. Culbertson.

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Culbertson, H.M., Powers, R.D. A study of graph comprehension difficulties. AVCR 7, 97–110 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767016

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