Examples and Tips

Any good display of numerical information is based on patterns and comparison.

Look at the following Plain Figures treatments to see four cases of dubious or problem-ridden tables and charts and how they can be better presented:

• Example 1 - Table organization and layout.

• Example 2 - Table labels and quantities.

• Example 3 - A graph that should be a table.

• Example 4 - Pie graph crammed full.

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