data visualisation

Question 1

what are the steps of data processing?

Answer 1

• acquire data set
• dataset curation
• important info into appropriate software
• characterisation (n, distribution, average, range)
• data set curation
• plotting (again and again)
• formatting
• export file
• description (typically legend)

Question 2

what are the golden rules for figures?

Answer 2

1, Should be able to stand-alone
2, All components should be correct
3, Should be informative
4, Should be intuitive & easy to understand
5, Should be able to tell story using Figures and Tables alone
6, Should be correctly formatted w/in document
7, Should be visually appealing

Question 3

what is the marking criteria for the actual figure of data?

Answer 3

• Graph must be appropriate for dataset
• Colours and symbols used in figure should be appropriate.
• Font must be consistent between figures.
• Text should be easily readable either on screen or if printed.
• Titles for x-axis and y-axis.
• Units must be in parentheses.
• Add legend, if needed.
• No title on the actual figure.
• Figure should be imported as .png or .jpeg.
• Figure caption should read Figure 1 (example) followed by an appropriate description.

Question 4

what is the marking criteria for descriptive sentences?

Answer 4

• Text is scientifically accurate
• No unnecessary words and no colloquial language (brevity)
• Text is well-written
• Consistency with reporting (units, fonts, format)
• Portrays an understanding of the trends observed in the dataset

Question 5

what are the golden rules for coding?

Answer 5

Find a way to make it work for you
like learning a language - little and often helps
Lie (annotate with drawing programmes), cheat (use ChatGPT), and steal (use publicly available online code)
Organise files
Import into a word document and save as a pdf - will not become corrupted
organise data into folders in onedrive