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Visualisation of Information Uncertainty: Progress and Challenges.

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Information uncertainty which is inherent in many real world applications brings more complexity to the visualisation problem. Despite the increasing number of research papers found in the literature, much more work is needed. The aims of this chapter are threefold: (1) to provide a comprehensive analysis of the requirements of visualisation of information uncertainty and their dimensions of complexity; (2) to review and assess current progress; and (3) to discuss remaining research challenges. We focus on four areas: information uncertainty modelling, visualisation techniques, management of information uncertainty modelling, propagation and visualisation, and the uptake of uncertainty visualisation in application domains.

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    Pham, B., Streit, A., Brown, R. (2009). Visualisation of Information Uncertainty: Progress and Challenges.. In: Liere, R., Adriaansen, T., Zudilova-Seinstra, E. (eds) Trends in Interactive Visualization. Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-269-2_2

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