Data Presentation

Contents

Page 1
Introduction

Page 2
Table or Graph?
Principles for Table Display

Page 3
Principles of Graphical Excellence from E.R. Tufte
Pattern Perception
Pie Charts

Page 4
More Principles of Graphical Excellence
More Principles of Graphical Excellence
Exclude Unneeded Dimensions
Omit "Chart Junk"
Moiré Vibration

Page 5
Present Data to Facilitate Comparisons

Page 6
Make Efficient Use of Space
Reduce the Ratio of Ink to Information
Multiple Types of Information on the Same Figure

Page 7
Choosing the Best Graph Type
Bar Charts, Error Bars and Dot Plots
Single Continuous Numeric Variable
Two Variables
Two categorical variables
Two continuous variables
Multivariate Data

Page 8
Displaying Uncertainty

Page 9
Summary Recommendations
12 Tips on How to Display Data Badly
Additional Resources

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Date last modified: May 16, 2016.
Wayne W. LaMorte, MD, PhD, MPH

Boston University School of Public Health