WEIGHTED ISOLINES - AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR DEPICTING STATISTICAL SURFACES

Authors
DIBIASE D SLOAN JL PARADIS T
Citation
D. Dibiase et al., WEIGHTED ISOLINES - AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR DEPICTING STATISTICAL SURFACES, The Professional geographer, 46(2), 1994, pp. 218-228
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy
Journal title
The Professional geographer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00330124
Volume
46
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
218 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-0124(1994)46:2<218:WI-AAM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
''Weighted isolines'' is a method of isoline symbolization in which is olines vary in width in proportion to the data values they represent. Results of a map interpretation experiment demonstrate that the weight ed isolines method is an effective alternative to conventional labeled isolines of uniform width and 'shadowed'' isolines (which thicken uni formly along southeastward slopes) for prompting rapid and accurate in terpretation of statistical surfaces.