Open AccessUNDERSTANDING GRAPHS AND TABLES
Author(s) -
Wainer Howard
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1992.tb01441.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , mathematics education , library science , psychology
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 paper: • Recounts three historic instances of the vital role data displays played in important discoveries, • Provides three levels of information which form the basis of a theory of display to help us better measure both display quality and human graphicacy, and • Describes three steps to improve the quality of tabular presentation.