PRESENTATION OF DATA Flashcards
3 Ways to Present the Data
Textual
Tabular
Graphical
uses statements with numeral or numbers to describe data
textual
a table that helps to represent even a large amount of data in an engaging, easy to read, and coordinated manner
tabular
systematic arrangement of related data
statistical table
major functional parts of statistical tools
table number
title
headnote
stub
caption
main body
source note
foot note
first item mentioned on the top of each table
table number
should be in Arabic form or style
table number
narrates the contents of the table, hence it has to be very clear, brief, carefully worded.
title
is written below the title and is usually enclosed in parenthesis
headnote
title of the horizontal rows
stub
at the top of each column in a table, a column designation/head is given to explain the figures of the column.
caption
contains the numeric information and reveals the whole story of investigated facts
main body
is a brief statement or phrase indicating source of data presented in the table
source note
give credits or recognition to the author
secure additional data
acts as a basis for accuracy
protects maker of the table
source note
explains the specific feature of the table which is not self-explanatory and has not been explained earlier
foot note
is a visual display or presentation of data and statistical results
graphical presentation of data
is a chart representing quantitative variations or changes of a variable itself or in comparison with those of another variable in pictorial or diagrammatic form.
graph
is used to show relations between 2 quantitative variables
Line Graph
is used when independent variable is categorical
categories are usually of qualitative nature
bar graph
is used to show percentages, proportions
is also known as 100% graph
pie graph
is composed of single dots plotted to present the values of single events on the two variables
scatter graph
represent simple quantitative differences between groups
pictorial graph
