1. Effects of Data Complexity and Map Abstraction on the Perception of Patterns in Infectious Disease Animations Open Access Author: McCabe, Craig Andrew Title: Effects of Data Complexity and Map Abstraction on the Perception of Patterns in Infectious Disease Animations Graduate Program: Geography Keywords: cartogramchoroplethaveragingaggregationtime-seriescartographyanimated mapsspatial epidemiologyinfectious diseaseNiger File: Download C.McCabe_MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr Alan M Mac Eachren, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlan Maceachren, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor