Research Methods: 2 M.Sc. Physiotherapy/Podiatry/Pain Graphs and Tables
Presenting Results
Making Results Accessible Tables Diagrams Summary Statistics
Qualitative Data TabularMulti-way Table DiagrammaticPie Chart, Bar Chart. Summary StatisticsMode
Quantitative Data TabularGrouped or Ungrouped Frequency tables DiagrammaticHistograms Summary StatisticsMean, Mode, Median, range, standard deviation, quartiles.
Tables: Must always have Clear and logical title Sequential numbering Clear headings Main headings for columns, subdivisions as rows Frame Units of measurement Columns for comparison adjacent Footnotes for lengthy or detailed explanatory material
Graphs: Must always have Clear, brief logical title Sequential numbering Axis labels Scales and Origins Reference to source of data Understandable without referring to text
Tables: One way GenderNumber Male25 Female14
Tables: Two way ClassificationGenderTotal MaleFemale Non5611 Ex Smoker358 Total202545
Pie Charts
Bar Charts Four basic types; Simple Stacked Percentage Multiple
Simple: Totals, changes and comparisons
Stacked: Totals and component parts
Percentage: Relative size of components totals not important
Multiple: Actual values of components overall total less important
Others graphs Histograms Frequency Polygons Scatter Plots Stem and Leaf Box and Whisker