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Research has shown that we can distinguish between [[hard science]] and [[soft science]] disciplines based on the level of [[graph]] use, so it can be argued that there is a correlation between scientificity and visuality<ref name="arsenault2006">[http://scx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/376 Visual Inscriptions in the Scientific Hierarchy: Mapping the "Treasures of Science" - Arsenault et al. 27 (3): 376 - Science Communication<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="smith2000">Scientific Graphs and the Hierarchy of the Sciences: A Latourian Survey of Inscription Practices: Available from [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0306-3127(200002)30%3A1%3C73%3ASGATHO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M ScientificJSTOR] Graphs andor the Hierarchy of the Sciences: A Latourian Survey of Inscription Practices]</ref><ref>[http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/1/73 SAGEPUB]</ref>. Furthermore, [[natural sciences]] appear to make heavier use of graphs than [[social sciences]] and [[mathematics]]<ref name="cleveland1984">http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305(198411)38%3A4%3C261%3AGISP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1</ref>.