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data classification schemes  

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  • In the graphic display of quantitative information, various classification schemes are used to organize data for meaningful interpretation. The human mind makes sense of the world by grouping and ordering what the senses perceive. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Data Classification Schemes]

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