1. October 26, 2016 BIOL 260 Handbook of Biological Investigation Ch. 12
Data, Tables, and Graphs
October 26, 2016
BIOL 260
Handbook of Biological Investigation Ch. 12

2. Anatomy of a Table

3. Anatomy of a Figure

4. Are there other types of figures?

5. Method/process figure

7. Visual results

10. Effective Figures Makes 1 point
Use figures for trends and patterns and not repetitive numerical data.
Title describes point
Label axes
Provide key for symbol, lines, colors…
Use legible type of font and size of font
Avoid empty space

11. Effective tables Presents numerical data
Groups similar data by column and not row
Do not use vertical lines
Use footnotes to define abbreviations
Use legible type of font and size of font
Avoid empty space