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Citation D evane, N., Botting, N., Cruice, M., Roper, A., Szafir, D., Wood, J., & Wilson, S. (2024). Data visualization and decision making in adults with acquired and developmental language disabilities: A scoping review. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 59(6), 2617-2631.   Key terms that are in this paper  Data visualisation: ways of presenting information through images, including pictures, symbols and graphs.  Aim of the paper  This study r

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