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Understanding Graphs and Tables
Abstract
Quantitative phenomena can be displayed effectively in a variety of ways, but to do so requires an understanding of both the structure of the phenomena and the limitations of candidate display formats. This article (a) re-counts three historic instances of the vital role data displays played in important discoveries, (b) provides three levels of information that form the basis of a theory of display to help us better measure both display quality and human graphicacy, and (c) describes three steps to improve the quality of tabular presentation.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wainer, H.
- Venue
- Educational Researcher
- Published
- 1992-01
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14-23
- ISSN
- 0013-189X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-102X
- OpenAlex
- W2155274161
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 8.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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