(13) data presentation and interpretation

• common techniques used to display data results are:

  1. textual
  2. tabular
  3. graphical
• textual presentation of data - use words, statements or paragraphs with numerals, numbers or measurement to describe data
• textual presentation of data - it can be used independently to describe the data when there are very few quantities or numbers
• table - helps summarize and categorize data using columns and rows
• table - it contains headings that indicate the most important information about your study
• graph or chart - portrays the visual presentation of data using symbols such as lines, dots or slices
• graph - depicts the trend of a certain set of measurements or shows comparison between two or more sets of data or quantities
• Graphs - focuses on how a change in one variable relates to another.
• Graphs - use bars, lines, circles, and pictures in representing the data
• Bar Graph illustrates comparisons of amounts and quantities,
• Line Graph illustrates trends and changes in data over time
• Pie Graph displays the relationship of parts to a whole