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Visualization of Uncertainty without a Mean
Jan.-Feb. 2013 (vol. 33 no. 1)
pp. 75-79
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Kristin Potter, Samuel Gerber, Erik W. Anderson, "Visualization of Uncertainty without a Mean," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 75-79, Jan.-Feb., 2013.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MCG.2013.14,
author = {Kristin Potter and Samuel Gerber and Erik W. Anderson},
title = {Visualization of Uncertainty without a Mean},
journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications},
volume = {33},
number = {1},
issn = {0272-1716},
year = {2013},
pages = {75-79},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2013.14},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
TI - Visualization of Uncertainty without a Mean
IS - 1
SN - 0272-1716
SP75
EP79
EPD - 75-79
A1 - Kristin Potter,
A1 - Samuel Gerber,
A1 - Erik W. Anderson,
PY - 2013
KW - Entropy
KW - Data visualization
KW - Uncertainty
KW - Image color analysis
KW - Measurement uncertainty
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Visualization
KW - computer graphics
KW - uncertainty
KW - entropy
KW - volume rendering
KW - color mapping
VL - 33
JA - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
ER -
 
Kristin Potter, University of Utah
Samuel Gerber, University of Utah
Erik W. Anderson, University of Utah
As dataset size and complexity steadily increase, uncertainty is becoming an important data aspect. So, today's visualizations need to incorporate indications of uncertainty. However, characterizing uncertainty for visualization isn't always straightforward. Entropy, in the information-theoretic sense, can be a measure for uncertainty in categorical datasets. The authors discuss the mathematical formulation, interpretation, and use of entropy in visualizations. This research aims to demonstrate entropy as a metric and expand the vocabulary of uncertainty measures for visualization.
Index Terms:
Entropy,Data visualization,Uncertainty,Image color analysis,Measurement uncertainty,Magnetic resonance imaging,Visualization,computer graphics,uncertainty,entropy,volume rendering,color mapping
Citation:
Kristin Potter, Samuel Gerber, Erik W. Anderson, "Visualization of Uncertainty without a Mean," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 75-79, Jan.-Feb. 2013, doi:10.1109/MCG.2013.14
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