(1) Unit 5: Data Presentation Flashcards
Data presentation method:
Data is simply narrated, story fashion
Narrative or textual
Data presentation method:
A systematic arrangement of data presented in columns and rows for the purpose of comparison
Tabular
Data presentation method:
Pictorial representation of data
Figure / graphical
Data presentation method:
Most basic way of presenting data
Textual presentation
Data presentation method:
Data is presented in the form of a sentence / paragraph
Textual presentation
Characteristics of a good figure/table
Simplicity
Clarity
Continuity
Allow the amounts of raw data to be sorted and reorganized in a neat format
Tabular presentation
T/F: never put data in the table if you can describe it efficiently in one or two sentences
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Uses of tables
Summarizing and presenting data
Data checking and editing
Basis, aid in graph or chart construction
Strengths of tables
Easy to understand
More compact and concise than textual form
Present data in greater detail than a graph
Can readily point out trends, comparisons, or interrelations
Parts of a table:
Table number: use ___ numerals
Arabic
Parts of a table:
Table number: ___ is unacceptable
Partial or fractional numbering
Parts of a table:
Table title should ___ the content of a table without referring the reader to the next
adequately explain
Parts of a table:
Table title: spacing
Single-spaced
Parts of a table:
Table number: do not use ___
Suffix letters
Parts of a table:
located in the body of the table in order to divide the data in a table without changing the columns
Table spanners
Parts of a table:
used to combine two tables into one provided they have similar column heads.
Table spanner
Parts of a table:
Used to avoid repetition of words in column headings
Decked heads
Parts of a table:
The intersection between a row and column
Cell
Parts of a table:
Qualifies, explains or provides info relating to the table as a whole and gives explanation of abbreviations, symbols as well as the source
General note
Parts of a table:
Refers to a particular column or row or individual entry
Specific note
Parts of a table:
Indicated by superscript lowercase letters
Specific note
Parts of a table:
Indicates the results of tests of significance
Probability note
Tables that have textual data
Word/textual table
