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Data Presentation - How to present collected data in a precise and professional manner. Taught by:
Research Skills For Biology
Bath Spa University
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Data Presentation
Why Present Data?
To get the message across To support/test your hypothesis Something unique, controversial to say about your results
Allow other to judge out work
Science relies upon peer review, must present work to allow this to happen Others must be able to make their own judgements based on what is presented to them
How are data presented?
Figures and tables in reports, papers, oral presentations, and posters. Text and embedded into text, and on websites
General Points
Ambiguity
All data must be presented in a way that says what it means Data in figures and legends must match text
Clarity
Normally, raw data are not presented Analysed data will be in a format that is clear Use appropriate fonts and things!!!! Usually less is more (dont fuckin use everything ur given dipshit!!)
Format
Look at other figures and see what looks nice my g!!! All figures and tables have legends (massive legend here) People should be able to understand them on their own - gotta be simple as shit yo!!!! Always double check ur figures!!! U mightve input something wrong!!!
Work to Guidelines
Usually have guidelines for authorship and presentation If u dont follow them, theyll just be sent back bitch, so do it right!!
Accuracy
Shouldnt be a problem with R!! (although we all know how shit it can be) Use like 3 decimal places in calculations, and in tables, but sometimes round to 2 instead, looks better!!
Labels and Legends (wow me)
Fully informative (people should be like “aw shit i know what this is”) Stand alone Go for clear, visual impact What excel and minitab call legends are not sufficient (because im the only legend here)
Table or figure?
Info in figures is usually easier to understand (and is also prettier) - sometimes cant get exact details from figures though
Tables: Content and style
Tables are rly good for data that doesnt need to be assimilated (destroyed??) but does need to be presented Suit non-numerical data!!! Good for wordy shit!!!
Table formatting tips
Title!!! A good title is key my man!!! Column headers aligned to centre - make it look pretty as shit!! Units of measure in column title (like (mm/s) or some shit) Only horizontal lines!!!!! No verticals!!!!!! Numbers aligned by decimal point Legend explains what was done to obtain the data Descriptive stats and abbreviations explained below to make table small and easy
Figures: what kind of plots?
Proportional or absolute data Continuous or discontinuous data??? correlative/recessive data? Single data points or mean?? Stat tests on plots?? Specialist types of presentations???
Bar charts
Allows numerical and proportional data Easy to compare things!! Can get cluttered though if too many data thingies Good for general descriptions, not super in depth Good for trends and shit
Pie charts
Only proportional data Need additional legends and additional info Good for non-numerical data (surveys and things!!!) Not always so great for showing trends
Data Presentation - How to present collected data in a precise and professional manner. Taught by:
Module: Research Skills For Biology
University: Bath Spa University
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