Elements of a Good Table and Graph
Knowing how to create a good table and graph is a universal skill. I am sure you have had to create tables and charts throughout your life, such as in other classes. You will keep these skills for the rest of your life because tables and graphs are great for easily portraying basically any kind of information.
You had an excellent presentation with great examples. These questions (and answers) are fundamental because I have looked at graphs and tables before and ignore them because they are overwhelming with information and design or do not explain enough about the data for comprehension.
The hardest part of this for me is choosing data understandability over design because some graphs will look so cool with different designs and colors. Still, they are usually not the best graphs to display for others. I would rather have my graph or table looked at by the viewer instead of being discarded because of its complex design and poor data projection.
I also wanted to add some information that I found in the book:
For Questions 85 and 86, if you have more questions, please look at questions 67 (pg. 95) and 84 (pg. 121).
You bring up solid points about appearance and reiterate them for both graphs and tables. This is so incredibly important, as a quick glance should be sufficient to understand how data is relating to different measurements. If we wanted deep specifics, we would read the data as it was presented in the research. These things are meant to show us a quick visual summary and attempting to distort the data through unclear or meaningless looks removes the accuracy and the quick aspect that we seek. Great presentation!