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2、Designing figures
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④ being consistent with styles of figures; ⑤ shrinking your figures to the standard size.
2、Designing figures
Kinds and characteristics
2、Designing figures
Weaknesses
④ The main results don't be emphasized; ⑤ The figure is unnecessarily cluttered with lines...; ⑥ Axes are not labelled descriptively or are labelled with the jargon;
2、Designing figures
Weaknesses
⑦ Unnecessary numbers are included ; ⑧ Data categories are not sorted or the design of related figures is not consistent.
the figure; are unboxed if there are numerous lines, bars or
columns.
2、Designing figures
Weaknesses
① The wrong figure type has been chosen/ Relationships between elements are not obvious; ② Weak descriptive titles are used; ③ Data are repeated in the figure;
The purpose of this chapter —— To optimize the presentation of your data
The data presentation
purpose —— to illustrate ...,present...,and record... guideline —— ‘‘stand alone’’ reference —— the Instructions to Contributors
Kinds and characteristics
④ Radar charts
2、Designing figures
Attract attention
Figures are most appealing to the eye when they
have 3:2 proportions; are boxed when there is relatively little ink in
3、Designing tables
Purpose
Tables are often used to record data and meta-data of a study and may contain a number of rows or columns which require careful reading by the user before the meaning can be appreciated.
CHAPTER 5
Results: turning data into knowledge
Reporter: Teammates:
School of Information Science and Engineering
Outline
1 Figure, table, or text? 2 Designing figures 3 Designing tables 4 Figure legends and table titles
articles in recent issues of the journal
1、Figure, table, or text?
depending on the point or meaning you want the reader to receive from those data.
2、Designing figures
Purpose
Designing each figure around the point you want to get across most strongly.
2、Designing figures
Consideration
① highlighting variables; ② emphasizing differences or similarities; ③ considering scale, scale intervals, maximum and minimum values, and statistical representations;
① Pie charts
2、Designing figures
Kinds and characteristics
② Column and bar charts
2、Designing figures
Kinds and characteristics
③ Line charts
2、Designing figures
2、Designing figures
Rules
① highlight the most important information ; ② be essential to telling and supporting the story with evidence; ③ be clear and consistent in style and do not duplicate data already presented.
2、Designing figures
Examining
obviousness,prominence? comparisons? the necessary details of datasets ? the weaknesses above?
2、Designing figures