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Original Articles

For your eyes only? Evaluating a coordinated and multiple views tool with a map, a parallel coordinated plot and a table using an eye-tracking approach

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Pages 237-252 | Received 15 Oct 2015, Accepted 16 May 2016, Published online: 01 Jun 2016

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