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Purpose of tables and graphics

Purpose of tables and graphics

• To summarize information

• To present the results of exploratory data analysis or data mining techniques

• To estimate statistic or function

• To share full trial-level data

Components of a Table

• number

• title

• headings

• body

• notes

Number

Component of a table where this appears above the table in in bold font

Title

Component of a table where this appears one double-spaced below the table number in italics.

Headings

Component of a table that includes a variety of itself depending on the arrangement of data

Body

Component of a table where this includes all rows and columns of a table

Notes

• Appears in 3 types: General, Specific, and Probability

• Appears below the table as needed to describe the contents of the table that cannot be understood

Table titles

• Give every table brief but clear, explanatory title. Basic content of table should be inferred from the title.

• Italic case, below table number, double space.

Basic Component of a Figure

• number

• title

• image

• legend

• note

Number

Basic Component of a Figure where in this appears above the figure in bold

Title

Basic Component of a Figure where in this appears one double-spaced line below the figure number in italics

Image

Basic Component of a Figure where in this is the chart, graph, photograph, drawing, or other illustration

Legend

Basic Component of a Figure where in this should be positioned within the borders, also explains symbols used in figure image

Note

• Appears in 3 types: General, Specific, and Probability

• Appears below the table as needed to describe the contents of the figure that cannot be understood from the title, image, or legend alone

no. and %

In figure images, the spelling of number and percentage should be?

Large and Sharp

In figure images, the size and proportions of elements should be?

more than 8pts, smaller than 14pts

In figure images, the font size should be? (format is: more than ?, less than ?)

Simple Sans Serif

In figure images, the font should be?

Gridlines and 3D effects

In figure images, this is to be used to only aid readers in understanding context. If used as decoration, this may be hard to read.

Patterns

In figure images, if more than two shadings are used, then use this

Shadings

In figure images, you are to limit different this in a graphic and make sure to choose distinct ones. Aside from that, you are to ensure that overlapping information can be distinguished from the shading

High cost for printing

In colors in figures, this is a disadvantage

Advantages

In colors in figures:

• Aids for better understanding as opposed to greyscale representation

• Authors submitting manuscript to online-only journal may use color more liberally

The following are?

Contrast Checker

In colors in figures, to select colors, you use this to evaluate the color contrast ratio.

WCAG 2.0 Level AA

In colors in figures, you must ensure that the content passes the standards of this criteria

table number

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

table title

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

stub heading

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

column spanner

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

decked heads

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

table spanner

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

column heading

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

stub column or stub

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

cell

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

table notes

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

table body

In basic components of a table, this represents the?

figure number

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

figure title

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

image

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

data points

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

legend or key

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

tick marks

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

x-axis, x-axis labels, x-axis title

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

y-axis, y-axis title, y-axis labels

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?

figure notes

In basic components of a figure, this represents the?