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This chapter addresses the theoretical framework of this research project based on reviewing relevant literature and current research on aesthetic approaches to data visualization. It includes a discussion of a project model that focuses on the continuum from communication-based data visualization to Chinese aesthetic approaches.

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Li, Q. (2020). Theoretical Framework. In: Embodying Data. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5069-0_5

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