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Australian manual of scientific style Start communicating effectively
Tables are used to organise and display information in columns and rows. They can condense a lot of information into a small space and present it in a meaningful way.
Quantitative data expressed as numbers in a table can show information that is too complex to describe in the text. Qualitative data expressed in text tables is arranged into categories; text tables are often used to present material that would be clumsy or repetitive in the text.
Two things to remember when creating or editing tables are:
Tables are an ideal way to organise information and allow readers to find precise values. They can also be effective for showing simple comparisons and small distributions of data. However, tables are unable to show holistic relationships such as trends, change and other patterns over time, or across a large number of categories or groups. If these aspects are an important part of your story, consider using a graph.
Use a table if:
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