Which is better for presenting your data: table or graph?
This study aimed at investigating the characteristics of table and graph that people perceive and the data types which people consider the two displays are most appropriate for. Participants in this survey were 195 teachers and under-graduates from four universities in Beijing. The results showed people's different attitudes towards the two forms of display.
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Xian-lan
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D002681:China; D003196:Computer Graphics / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods*; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014796:Visual Perception