Survey on the Research of Multidimensional and Multivariate Data Visualization

At present,effective visualization tools are needed urgently to understand the abundant multidimensional and multivariate information in the science,engineering and commerce field.This paper defined the terms of multidimensional and multivariate and introduced the field that each of them is suitable for.According to the classification of the multidimensional and multivariate data visualization,the paper introduced the basic principle,applicability and function of these typical methods of each kind of technique.A summary of these techniques compared using the same criterion was presented.A discussion on the future research topics and the challenges of the multidimensional visualization were also referred to.