Understanding Graphs and Tables.

Wainer, Howard

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ERIC Number: EJ440552

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Publication Date: 1992

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Understanding Graphs and Tables.

Wainer, Howard

Educational Researcher, v21 n1 p14-23 Jan-Feb 1992

Three historic examples demonstrate the vital role data displays (graphs and tables) have played in important discoveries. Levels of information that form the basis of a theory of display are described, and steps to improve the quality of tabular presentations in educational writing are outlined. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Graphs, Guidelines, Information Needs, Readability, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Research Reports, Scientific and Technical Information, Statistical Data, Tables (Data), Writing for Publication, Writing Improvement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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