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proportional symbol map: a standalone construct

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proportionalsymbol map1 CONSTRUCTProportional symbol mapFLANNERY · CARTOGRAPHY

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Cartography

a map using point symbols scaled to data values, where readers tend to underestimate larger circles.

In cartography, proportional symbol map refers to a map using point symbols scaled to data values, where readers tend to underestimate larger circles. This meaning comes from Flannery (1971) in Cartographica.[1]

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References

  1. Flannery, J. J. (1971). The Relative Effectiveness of Some Common Graduated Point Symbols in the Presentation of Quantitative Data. Cartographica, 8(2), 96-109. https://doi.org/10.3138/j647-1776-745h-3667

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