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Organizing Data in Tables and Charts: Different Criteria for Different Tasks
Author(s) -
Miller Jane E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2007.00275.x
Subject(s) - strengths and weaknesses , computer science , data science , information retrieval , data mining , statistics , management science , mathematics , psychology , engineering , social psychology
Summary Tables and charts are efficient tools for organizing numbers, but many people give little consideration to the order in which they present the data. This article illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of four criteria for organizing data – empirical, theoretical, alphabetical and a standardized reporting scheme.