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date: '2026-06-29'
description: 'Table of Contents Contents (p. v) Foreword by Jarke J. van Wijk (p. ix) Preface (p. xi) Author Bios (p. xiii) 1. Introduction (p. 1) Basic Considerations Introductory Examples Book Outline 2. Criteria, Factors, and Models (p. 15) Criteria Influencing Factors Process Models Summary 3. Visual…'
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# Table of Contents

## ![book-outline](https://ivda-book.de/user/pages/02.table-of-contents/book-outline.png "book-outline")

- Contents (p. v)
- **Foreword by Jarke J. van Wijk** (p. ix)
- Preface (p. xi)
- Author Bios (p. xiii)

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## 1. Introduction (p. 1)

- Basic Considerations
- Introductory Examples
- Book Outline

## 2. Criteria, Factors, and Models (p. 15)

- Criteria
- Influencing Factors
- Process Models
- Summary

## 3. Visualization Methods and Techniques (p. 51)

- Visual Encoding and Presentation
- Multivariate Data Visualization
- Visualization of Temporal Data
- Visualization of Geo-spatial Data
- Graph Visualization
- Summary

## 4. Interacting with Visualizations (p. 129)

- Human in the Loop
- Requirements for Efficient Interaction
- Basic Operations for Interaction
- Interactive Selection and Accentuation
- Navigating Zoomable Visualizations
- Interactive Lenses
- Interactive Visual Comparison
- Interaction Beyond Mouse and Keyboard
- Summary

## 5. Automatic Analysis Support (p. 207)

- Decluttering Visual Representations
- Focusing on Relevant Data
- Abstracting Data
- Grouping Similar Data Elements
- Reducing Dimensionality
- Summary

## 6. Advanced Concepts (p. 267)

- Visualization in Multi-display Environments
- Guiding the User
- Progressive Visual Data Analysis
- Summary

## 7. Summary (p. 305)

- What's been Discussed
- How to Continue

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- Bibliography (p. 310)
- Index (p. 339)
- Figure Credits (p. 343)

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